Hortensius
work by Cicero
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depiction of Hortensius
- In Quintus Hortensius Hortalus
…speaker in Cicero’s lost masterpiece, Hortensius, an invitation to the philosophical life that later inspired St. Augustine of Hippo.
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discussed in biography
- In Cicero: Philosophy of Cicero
…prompted by his daughter’s death; Hortensius, an exhortation to the study of philosophy, which proved instrumental in St. Augustine’s conversion; the difficult Academica (Academic Philosophy), which defends suspension of judgment; De finibus, (is it pleasure, virtue, or something more complex?); and De officiis (Moral Obligation). Except in the last book…
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