by Marco Tulio Cicerón · ed. Temas de Hoy · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478809318
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«La Amistad», subtitled «Un privilegio de los hombres buenos», is the philosophical essay by Marcus Tullius Cicero in paperback, published by ed. Temas de Hoy.
In this classic work, Cicero reflects on the nature and value of friendship, and explains what makes a bond true and lasting: virtue, trust, and the dealings between good people. The edition adds selected texts by other classical authors that expand this reflection on the subject.
Published in the «Clásicos» collection; prologue by Luis María Ansón and edited by Carmen Fernández-Daza. Selected texts by classical authors on pages 97-133. Translation of «Laelius de amicitia».
For readers interested in classical philosophy and ethical reflections on friendship.
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises of the Roman Republic that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. The extensive writings of Cicero include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy, and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists and the innovator of what became known as "Ciceronian rhetoric". Cicero was educated in Rome and in Greece. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and served as consul in 63 BC.
