Auteur: Nicgorski, Walter
Titre: The Practical Basis and Coherence of Cicero’s Socratic Philosophy
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: 15-32
Mots-clès: Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy
Description: Walter Nicgorski argues that the key to Cicero’s philosophical coherence is his fundamental allegiance to Socrates. Cicero’s Socratism, he argues, manifests itself in Cicero’s love of knowledge and wisdom, his practical orientation, his method of inquiry, and his (moderate) skepticism. Nicgorski thus offers a unified account of Cicero’s philosophical identity by interpreting Cicero’s methodology as a radicalization of an earlier “Socratic turn,” wherein the active political life and its aims are the highest human calling [Hahmann & Vazquez 2025, 4].
Sigle auteur: Nicgorski 2025
Titre: The Practical Basis and Coherence of Cicero’s Socratic Philosophy
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: 15-32
Mots-clès: Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy
Description: Walter Nicgorski argues that the key to Cicero’s philosophical coherence is his fundamental allegiance to Socrates. Cicero’s Socratism, he argues, manifests itself in Cicero’s love of knowledge and wisdom, his practical orientation, his method of inquiry, and his (moderate) skepticism. Nicgorski thus offers a unified account of Cicero’s philosophical identity by interpreting Cicero’s methodology as a radicalization of an earlier “Socratic turn,” wherein the active political life and its aims are the highest human calling [Hahmann & Vazquez 2025, 4].
Sigle auteur: Nicgorski 2025
