Project Gutenberg 2001-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 839 Cicero, Marcus Tullius -106 -43 Shuckburgh, Evelyn S. (Evelyn Shirley) 1843 1906 Shuckburgh, Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, E. S. (Evelyn Shirley) Treatises on Friendship and Old Age Uniform title: Cato maior de senectute. English Produced by David Reed, and David Widger "Treatises on Friendship and Old Age" by Marcus Tullius Cicero is a philosophical work likely composed in the late Roman Republic era. This treatise consists of two main discussions focusing on the concepts of friendship and the experience of aging, reflecting on Cicero's thoughts as he shares insights influenced by both Greco-Roman philosophical traditions and his own life experiences. The opening of the treatise begins with a backdrop of personal recollections and engagements with significant figures from Cicero's life, especially discussing friendship through the lens of the wise Gaius Laelius. In this section, Cicero sets the scene for a conversation about the nature and significance of friendship, highlighting the importance of virtue as a foundation for true companionship. This segment of the text weaves together anecdotes that draw attention to how genuine friendships endure, thrive on loyalty and mutual respect, and should ideally be free of selfish motives. The dialogues serve as a vehicle for Cicero to explore deeper philosophical implications related to human relationships and the societal constructs surrounding them, thus inviting readers to reflect on their own lives and experiences in the realm of friendship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Old age Friendship PA Text Classical Antiquity Harvard Classics Browsing: Literature Browsing: Old Age & the Elderly Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 210504 210505 2024-10-02T04:56:21.743862 2023-10-02T04:56:30.060383 text/html text/html 204852 2020-12-20T08:20:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii 74424 2020-12-20T08:20:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 158097 2024-10-02T04:56:28.416862 application/epub+zip 160797 2024-10-02T04:56:25.191852 application/epub+zip 139466 2024-10-02T04:56:23.927885 application/epub+zip 324685 2024-10-02T04:56:30.851845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312646 2024-10-02T04:56:27.617850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280960 2022-09-02T06:08:11.314751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187162 187139 2024-10-02T04:56:21.315847 2023-10-02T04:56:29.826392 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 187019 2020-12-20T08:19:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71760 2020-12-20T08:20:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21169 2024-10-02T04:56:30.987798 application/rdf+xml 17369 2024-10-02T04:56:24.469871 image/jpeg 4044 2024-10-02T04:56:24.197822 image/jpeg 157921 2024-10-02T04:56:21.763909 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