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The 2nd insertion is Cicero ' s own translation of the Aratea ; the 3rd and the most
incomprehensible of the three is the mythological section , in which he attempts
to show that there were many separate deities confused under the same name .
The 2nd insertion is Cicero ' s own translation of the Aratea ; the 3rd and the most
incomprehensible of the three is the mythological section , in which he attempts
to show that there were many separate deities confused under the same name .
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The remainder of the book is occupied in showing that the Epicurean notion of a
deity , incapable of action and absorbed in his own pleasure , who has no feeling
for men , and is altogether unconnected with them , is really atheistic and ...
The remainder of the book is occupied in showing that the Epicurean notion of a
deity , incapable of action and absorbed in his own pleasure , who has no feeling
for men , and is altogether unconnected with them , is really atheistic and ...
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The subordinate deities of the Stoics are subjected to a severe criticism in SS 39
— 64 . It is shown that Stoic allegorization is purely arbitrary , that it is impossible
to draw the line between the human and divine in the popular theology , which ...
The subordinate deities of the Stoics are subjected to a severe criticism in SS 39
— 64 . It is shown that Stoic allegorization is purely arbitrary , that it is impossible
to draw the line between the human and divine in the popular theology , which ...
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in the popular theology , which they take under their protection , and that it is
impossible to say what is believed about each deity . It is here that Cicero inflicts
upon us the tedious mythological section , of which Sextus was satisfied to give
one ...
in the popular theology , which they take under their protection , and that it is
impossible to say what is believed about each deity . It is here that Cicero inflicts
upon us the tedious mythological section , of which Sextus was satisfied to give
one ...
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11 7 ante omnes Tullius Romani disertissimus generis , nullam reritus impietatis
invidiam , ingenue constanter et libere , quid super tali opinionatione ( the
distinction of sex in deity ) sentiret , pietate cum majore monstravit , a quo si res
sumere ...
11 7 ante omnes Tullius Romani disertissimus generis , nullam reritus impietatis
invidiam , ingenue constanter et libere , quid super tali opinionatione ( the
distinction of sex in deity ) sentiret , pietate cum majore monstravit , a quo si res
sumere ...
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| Title | M. Tullii Ciceronis De Natura Deorum Libri Tres: With Introduction and Commentary, Volume 3 Volume 3 of M. Tullii Ciceronis De Natura Deorum Libri Tres, Marcus Tullius Cicero M. Tullii Ciceronis De Natura Deorum Libri Tres: With Introduction and Commentary, Joseph Bickersteth Mayor Volume 3 of M. Tullii Ciceronis De natura deorum, Marcus Tullius Cicero |
| Author | Marcus Tullius Cicero |
| Editor | Joseph Bickersteth Mayor |
| Publisher | University Press, 1885 |
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