Project Gutenberg 2005-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 220 Cicero, Marcus Tullius -106 -43 Reid, James S. (James Smith) 1846 1926 Academica Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Keith Edkins and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Academica" by Marcus Tullius Cicero is a philosophical treatise that likely dates back to the late Roman Republic period. This work delves into the nature of knowledge and the intricacies of epistemology, as Cicero explores the tenets of various philosophical schools and their implications on human understanding. Through the dialogues presented in the text, Cicero engages with significant figures from different philosophical traditions, particularly the Academics, Stoics, and Epicureans. At the start of "Academica," Cicero reflects on his journey as a philosophy student, detailing his early influences from notable philosophers such as Phaedrus, Diodotus, and Philo of Larissa. He illustrates how these encounters shaped his understanding and appreciation of philosophy, particularly the Academic school's emphasis on skepticism and the pursuit of truth. The opening portion sets the stage for a deeper exploration of philosophical questions, as Cicero wrestles with the challenges posed by dogmatism, providing a foundation for the discussions and debates that will unfold in the subsequent sections of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en la Philosophy -- Early works to 1800 Knowledge, Theory of -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Classical Antiquity Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 905481 904889 2024-10-06T15:27:38.551403 2023-09-07T05:32:44.228470 text/html text/html 928614 2020-12-19T10:43:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 296844 2020-12-19T10:43:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 386072 2024-10-06T15:27:56.763315 application/epub+zip 397587 2024-10-06T15:27:43.395400 application/epub+zip 380087 2024-10-06T15:27:41.230391 application/epub+zip 793262 2024-10-06T15:28:05.942354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600406 2024-10-06T15:27:55.181365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567924 2022-09-07T19:15:09.271486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638721 2024-10-06T15:27:34.485433 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 641484 2020-12-19T10:43:01 text/plain; charset=utf-8 251945 2020-12-19T10:43:01 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 637191 2020-12-19T10:43:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 249909 2020-12-19T10:43:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 639187 2020-12-19T10:43:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249609 2020-12-19T10:43:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24077 2024-10-06T15:28:06.116259 application/rdf+xml 12205 2024-10-06T15:27:41.961378 image/jpeg 3032 2024-10-06T15:27:41.595388 image/jpeg 371560 2024-10-06T15:27:38.620425 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