How to Find Happiness: An Ancient Guide to the Good Life - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Katharina Volk (Editor), Katharina Volk (Translator), Marcus Tullius CiceroSeries:Ancient Wisdom for Modern ReadersPublish date:2/24/2026Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691263397ISBN-10:691263396UPC:9780691263397Book Category:Philosophy, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Personal GrowthBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, HappinessSize:6.60 x 4.60 x 1.30 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCKB35MMM5
How to Find Happiness: An Ancient Guide to the Good Life
Does happiness come from the pursuit of pleasure or moral virtue? A vivid new translation of Cicero's exploration of a timeless question
"Of course, we all want to be happy." So wrote the Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero. He and his fellow Greek and Roman philosophers agreed that the secret to happiness--or what they called the "good life"--is pursuing the "greatest...Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691263397ISBN-10:691263396UPC:9780691263397Book Category:Philosophy, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Personal GrowthBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, HappinessSize:6.60 x 4.60 x 1.30 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCKB35MMM5
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BCE) was a Roman statesman, orator, and writer who was active during the turbulent times of the fall of the Roman Republic. Famous for his rhetorical skills and his superb Latin style, he left behind a large body of writings in many genres, including highly influential philosophical works. Katharina Volk is professor of classics at Columbia University and the author...
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Katharina Volk (Editor), Katharina Volk (Translator), Marcus Tullius Cicero
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