Project Gutenberg 2005-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 281 Cicero, Marcus Tullius -106 -43 Reid, James S. (James Smith) 1846 1926 Kelsey, Francis W. (Francis Willey) 1858 1927 Cato Maior de Senectute with Introduction and Notes Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Cato Maior de Senectute" by Marcus Tullius Cicero is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-1st century BC. This work presents a dialogue centered around the topic of aging, specifically addressing the common fears and misconceptions about old age through the voice of Cato the Elder. It aims to provide wisdom and comfort regarding the journey into old age, advocating a perspective that cherishes the virtues and joys that can accompany this stage of life. At the start of the text, Cicero expresses his intention to write about aging to bring solace to his friend Atticus, who, like Cicero himself, is facing the challenges that come with advancing years. Through a dialogue featuring Cato, Scipio, and Laelius, Cato presents powerful arguments against common criticisms of old age, claiming that it can be a period of dignity, wisdom, and fulfillment. He references respected figures of history and philosophy to emphasize that age does not preclude one from active contributions and meaningful enjoyment of life. Cato's philosophy implies that maintaining the right attitude can lead to a rewarding experience in old age, countering the narrative that senescence is exclusively burdensome or negative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en la Old age -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Classical Antiquity Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature Browsing: Old Age & the Elderly 451374 451011 2024-10-06T15:21:00.064488 2023-09-07T05:27:39.670414 text/html text/html 446001 2020-12-19T09:45:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 166023 2020-12-19T09:45:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 271110 2024-10-06T15:21:11.868432 application/epub+zip 276582 2024-10-06T15:21:04.513482 application/epub+zip 244965 2024-10-06T15:21:02.746472 application/epub+zip 614697 2024-10-06T15:21:17.076424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525167 2024-10-06T15:21:10.717457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472877 2022-09-07T19:07:29.214870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353558 2024-10-06T15:20:58.253485 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 353516 2020-12-19T09:45:35 text/plain; charset=utf-8 150717 2020-12-19T09:45:35 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 353056 2020-12-19T09:45:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 149861 2020-12-19T09:45:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 353221 2020-12-19T09:45:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149693 2020-12-19T09:45:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24322 2024-10-06T15:21:17.230378 application/rdf+xml 22715 2024-10-06T15:21:03.478443 image/jpeg 4595 2024-10-06T15:21:03.166473 image/jpeg 261848 2024-10-06T15:21:00.111501 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia