M. Tullii Ciceronis De Natura Deorum Libri Tres, Volume 3At the University Press, 1885 |
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Page iii
... for us the best tone of his time , because he represents to us most truly its highest level of intelligence and morality . To what extent then do we find in his writings any • anticipation of the religion which was to establish itself.
... for us the best tone of his time , because he represents to us most truly its highest level of intelligence and morality . To what extent then do we find in his writings any • anticipation of the religion which was to establish itself.
Page iv
... find in the first place the way prepared for Christianity by the abandonment of the old polytheism . The arguments used against the later Paganism by such men Minucius , Tertullian , Arnobius , Lactantius and even Augustine himself are ...
... find in the first place the way prepared for Christianity by the abandonment of the old polytheism . The arguments used against the later Paganism by such men Minucius , Tertullian , Arnobius , Lactantius and even Augustine himself are ...
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... find him uphold- ing the union of reason and religion , both against those who placed religion outside the bounds of reason , making it rest on authority alone , and against those who maintained that the belief in a Divine Governour of ...
... find him uphold- ing the union of reason and religion , both against those who placed religion outside the bounds of reason , making it rest on authority alone , and against those who maintained that the belief in a Divine Governour of ...
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... find a justification for the popular belief in regard to divination and the multiplicity of gods . In his 3rd book Cicero states at length the Academic objections to the Stoic view , but concludes by avowing his own preference for the ...
... find a justification for the popular belief in regard to divination and the multiplicity of gods . In his 3rd book Cicero states at length the Academic objections to the Stoic view , but concludes by avowing his own preference for the ...
Page xi
... find Cicero ( Div . II 148 ) deploring the evil in almost the same terms , nam , ut vere loquamur , superstitio fusa per gentes oppressit omnium fere animos atque hominum imbecillitatem occupavit ...... Instat enim et urget et quo te ...
... find Cicero ( Div . II 148 ) deploring the evil in almost the same terms , nam , ut vere loquamur , superstitio fusa per gentes oppressit omnium fere animos atque hominum imbecillitatem occupavit ...... Instat enim et urget et quo te ...
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