Description:
Essays manifest close study of Cicero's philosophical writings and great appreciation for him as a creative thinker, one from whom we can continue to learn.
Brief description:
Walter Nicgorski is professor in the program of liberal studies and concurrent professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame.
Review Quotes:
"The essays collected in Cicero's Practical Philosophy illustrate the continuing relevance and vitality of classical studies despite repeated proclamations of their demise. The volume's editor, Nicgorski, ignited a resurgence in Ciceronian studies in 1978 with an essay reprinted here that argued for treating Cicero as not only a tutor of effective public speaking, but also a serious political thinker. All contributors respond to Nicgorski's challenge to understand Cicero in this way. The result is a positive and appealing portrait of the last Roman to defend forcefully classical Roman republicanism." --Choice