On the Ends of Good and Evil
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On the Ends of Good and Evil is a philosophical work by Cicero that explores and critiques major ancient theories of ethics and the highest human good.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Ends of Good and Evil canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dialogue
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| aim |
to evaluate the foundations of moral philosophy
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to examine competing theories of the good ⓘ |
| author | Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Epicurean ethics
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Stoic ethics ⓘ |
| discusses |
Academic Skepticism
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Epicureanism NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cato the Younger
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Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Pupius Piso NERFINISHED ⓘ Torquatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ethical treatise
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
On Moral Ends
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On the Ends of Good and Evil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Book V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Epicurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato ⓘ Stoic philosophers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinTitle | De finibus bonorum et malorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | Ciceronian dialogue ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
ancient ethical theories
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ethics ⓘ the highest good ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
finis bonorum
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finis malorum ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | eclecticism ⓘ |
| philosophicalQuestion |
What is the highest human good?
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What is the proper end of human life? ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Hellenistic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | philosophical conversations ⓘ |
| structure | five books ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| usedIn |
classical philosophy curricula
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history of ethics ⓘ |
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