De finibus bonorum et malorum
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De finibus bonorum et malorum is a philosophical treatise by Cicero that examines and critiques major Hellenistic ethical theories concerning the highest good and the nature of moral ends.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De finibus bonorum et malorum canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work of philosophy ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | 45 BC ⓘ |
| author |
Cicero
ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Tullius Cicero
|
| book1Focus | Epicurean ethics ⓘ |
| book2Focus | critique of Epicurean ethics ⓘ |
| book3Focus |
Stoicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Stoic ethics
|
| book4Focus | critique of Stoic ethics ⓘ |
| book5Focus | ethics of the New Academy ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major work of Ciceronian ethics ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in antiquity ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
mixed theories of the good
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pleasure as the highest good ⓘ summum bonum ⓘ telos ⓘ virtue as the highest good ⓘ |
| genre |
Hellenistic philosophy
ⓘ
ethical philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalMethod | critical examination of rival schools ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin Christian philosophy
ⓘ
Renaissance humanism ⓘ early modern moral philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Greek philosophy ⓘ Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic schools
Plato ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | didactic prose ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Hellenistic ethical theories
ⓘ
moral ends ⓘ the highest good ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf | Ciceronian philosophical corpus ⓘ |
| period | Late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchoolDiscussed |
Skepticism
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surface form:
Academic Skepticism
Epicureanism ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
eudaimonia
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happiness ⓘ moral value ⓘ pleasure ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | extant ⓘ |
| setting | various dialogues in Italy ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | On the Ends of Good and Evil ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.