Cicero's social and political thought / Neal Wood.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Wood, Neal, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Political science--Rome--History.
• Rome--Social conditions--510-30 B.C.
• Rome--Politics and government--265-30 B.C.
• Cicero, Marcus Tullius--Political and social views.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [1991]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this close examination of the social and political thought of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.), Neal Wood focuses on Cicero's conceptions of state and government, showing that he is the father of constitutionalism, the archetype of the politically conservative mind, and the first to reflect extensively on politics as an activity.

Contents:

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Note on the Sources
• I. Introduction: Cicero's Significance
• II. Ciceronian Society
• III. Cicero's Life and Works
• IV. Law, Justice, and Human Nature
• V. Moral Equality and Social Inequality
• VI. Private Property and Its Accumulation
• VII. The Idea of the State
• VIII. Types of State
• IX. Essentials of the Mixed Constitution
• X. The Art of Politics
• XI. Conclusion
• Notes
• Select Bibliography
• Index

Notes:

• Includes index.
• Bibliography: p. 263-273.
• Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

• 9786612356049
• 9781282356047
• 1282356046
• 9780520911284
• 0520911288
• 9780585124117
• 0585124116

OCLC:

630527872