Cicero On Duties

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Reading of & commentary on Cicero's work On Duties (De Officiis)

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Cicero On Duties, Episode 2

Josh Bowman and Chris Anadale discuss Cicero's introduction to his thoughts on duty, what is honorable, and what is advantageous. ----- IN THIS EPISODE Book 1, Chapters 5-10 ----- HOSTS Josh Bowman is Executive Director of the Ciceronian Society, and earned a PhD in politics from the Catholic University of America. Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. ----- TEXTS Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355 Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis ----- The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit ciceroniansociety.org Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami Chapters (00:00:10) - On Duties(00:01:00) - Cicero(00:02:21) - The Debate about Duties in Philosophy(00:03:44) - Cicero on the Virtuous Life(00:11:01) - Cicero on the Stoics(00:13:16) - Panaeus on Duty in Ethics (Book 1)(00:17:16) - Why Cicero Is So Good for You(00:20:29) - Cicero on Duty (8)(00:24:22) - Honorary and Beneficial Decisions(00:28:27) - Honor and the Law(00:32:32) - Honor and the Christian faith(00:38:41) - Cicero on the Righteous(00:44:44) - Another Really, Really Good, Good Time

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JAN 7

Cicero On Duties, Episode 1

Josh Bowman and Chris Anadale introduce this new podcast, reading & commenting on Cicero's classic work, On Duties. In this episode, we discuss Cicero, his work, and the context for this influential book. We then read and discuss Book I, Chapters 1-4. ----- IN THIS EPISODE Book I, Chapters 1-4 ----- HOSTS Josh Bowman is Executive Director of the Ciceronian Society, and earned a PhD in politics from the Catholic University of America. Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. ----- TEXTS Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355 Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis ----- The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit ciceroniansociety.org Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami Chapters (00:00:00) - A New Podcast Series on Marcus Tullius Cicero(00:03:28) - The Ciceronian Society(00:04:23) - Philip Schopenhauer at Mount St. Mary's University(00:05:31) - A Lesson on Cicero(00:06:52) - A few thoughts on Cicero(00:08:56) - Cicero(00:14:35) - Marcus Cicero's On Duties(00:18:34) - Cicero's On Duties, translated by Margaret Atkins(00:19:23) - Cicero's Advice to His Son (Book 1)(00:26:22) - Cicero on the Peripatetic Philosophy(00:31:50) - Cicero on Oratory and Political Life(00:38:46) - Cicero on Plato and the Republic(00:40:33) - Duty in Philosophy(00:47:55) - The Social Dimension of Ethical Duty(00:49:18) - A Taste of Liberty: Episode 1

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Reading of & commentary on Cicero's work On Duties (De Officiis)

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