Michael Murphy

Daniel Wolff

John Kinsella

Alex Stein

Judith Hermann

Yoram Kaniuk

Steven Heighton

Benjamin Paloff

Gary Fincke

Christopher Sorrentino

Ruth Curry

Marion Wyce

Jesse Goolsby

Renee Ashley

Cassie Hay

Joyce Hinnefeld

Sean McConnell

Geoffrey Nutter

Michael Copperman

Krzysztof Jaworski

Caleb Curtiss

Anthony Berris

Madeleine Beckman

Wendy Burk

Michela Costello

Margot Dembo

Suzanna Hopcroft

Tedi Mills

Anne McPeak

Drew Riley

Ryan Romine

Peter Shippy

William Zander

The Rogue Idea

Margaret Graver

Nathan Gilbert

Extensively trained as a philosopher, Cicero was also a working politician with a keen awareness of the distance between pure intellectual endeavor and effective strategies of persuasion. This volume explores a series of interrelated problems in his works, from the use of emotion, self-correction, and even fiction in intellectual inquiry, to the motives of political agents and the morality of political arguments, to the means of justifying the use of force in international relations. It features close readings of works from all periods of Cicero's philosophical career, from the threshold of Rome's civil war to the year following the assassination of Julius Caesar. For a richer body of evidence, the volume also makes use of material from Cicero's personal letters and political speeches. Power and Persuasion in Cicero's Philosophy will be essential reading not only in Roman philosophy but also for the political and rhetorical culture of the Roman Republic.

Power and Persuasion in Cicero's Philosophy

Explores Cicero's thought on a range of issues including political leadership, persuasive rhetoric, and the right use of power.

A fresh and exciting study of Cicero's philosophical activities and the enduring interest of his ethical and political thought.

Philosophical Life in Cicero's Letters

Sean McConnell

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