Academica by Marcus Tullius Cicero

"Academica" by Marcus Tullius Cicero is a philosophical work written in 45 BCE. This fragmentary text presents over 250 years of debates between Stoics and Academic Skeptics about the nature of knowledge and certainty. Written during personal turmoil following his daughter's death, Cicero uses dialogue format to champion Academic Skepticism against rival philosophical schools. The work survives in pieces from two editions, preserving ancient arguments about whether certain knowledge is possible and how we should approach truth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Cicero, Marcus Tullius, 107 BCE-44 BCE
Editor Reid, James S. (James Smith), 1846-1926
Title Academica
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academica_(Cicero)
Credits Produced by Ted Garvin, Keith Edkins and the PG Online Distributed
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
Language Latin
LoC Class PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject Philosophy -- Early works to 1800
Subject Knowledge, Theory of -- Early works to 1800
Category Text
EBook-No. 14970
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 19, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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