Auteur: Mitsis, Phillip
Titre: Sunt autem privata nulla natura: Cicero and the Early Modern History of Property
Revue/Collection: in Hahmann, Andree & Vazquez, Michael, Cicero as Philosopher - New Perspectives on His Philosophy and Its Legacy, De Gruyter, 2025, 412 p.
Lieu èdition: Berlin Boston
Éditeur: De Gruyter
Annèe edition: 2025
Pages: 347-366
Mots-clès: Droit - Diritto - Law, Héritage - Fortuna - Legacy, Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy
Description: Phillip Mitsis underscores the subtlety and nuance of early modern readings of Cicero. Placing more credence in historical interpretations of Cicero’s views on property, Mitsis cautions us against assimilating Cicero’s views to our own. The debate among contemporary scholars on this issue has centered on the extent to which Cicero’s theory of property is rooted in “possessive individualism” or in a natural law theory that embeds property in the social bonds of community. Through careful examination of current translations and comparison with their early modern predecessors, Mitsis argues that this debate is based in part on the intrusion of contemporary ideas into the interpretation of Cicero [Hahmann & Vazquez 2025, 9].
Sigle auteur: Mitsis 2025
Titre: Sunt autem privata nulla natura: Cicero and the Early Modern History of Property
Revue/Collection: in Hahmann, Andree & Vazquez, Michael, Cicero as Philosopher - New Perspectives on His Philosophy and Its Legacy, De Gruyter, 2025, 412 p.
Lieu èdition: Berlin Boston
Éditeur: De Gruyter
Annèe edition: 2025
Pages: 347-366
Mots-clès: Droit - Diritto - Law, Héritage - Fortuna - Legacy, Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy
Description: Phillip Mitsis underscores the subtlety and nuance of early modern readings of Cicero. Placing more credence in historical interpretations of Cicero’s views on property, Mitsis cautions us against assimilating Cicero’s views to our own. The debate among contemporary scholars on this issue has centered on the extent to which Cicero’s theory of property is rooted in “possessive individualism” or in a natural law theory that embeds property in the social bonds of community. Through careful examination of current translations and comparison with their early modern predecessors, Mitsis argues that this debate is based in part on the intrusion of contemporary ideas into the interpretation of Cicero [Hahmann & Vazquez 2025, 9].
Sigle auteur: Mitsis 2025
