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Politics Books I and II (Clarendon Aristotle Series) (Bks.1 & 2)


Free Download Politics: Books I and II (Clarendon Aristotle Series) (Bks.1 & 2) By Aristotle
1995 | 194 Pages | ISBN: 019824892X | PDF | 11 MB
The Politics is one of Aristotle’s most important works, having had an inestimable influence on political thought up until the present day. This volume provides a clear and accurate translation of the first two books together with helpful philosophical commentary.

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Cicero on Divination Book 1 Book 1 (Clarendon Ancient History Series) (Bk. 1)


Free Download Cicero on Divination: Book 1 Book 1 (Clarendon Ancient History Series) (Bk. 1) By David Wardle (editor)
2007 | 482 Pages | ISBN: 0199297916 | PDF | 2 MB
In the two Books of De divinatione Cicero considers beliefs concerning fate and the possibility of prediction: in the first book he puts the (principally Stoic) case for them in the mouth of his brother Quintus; in the second, speaking in his own person, he argues against them. In this new translation of, and commentary on, Book One–the first in English for over 80 years–David Wardle guides the reader through the course of Cicero’s argument, giving particular attention to the traditional Roman and the philosophical conception of divination.

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