{"product_id":"on-duties-cicero-9781528774857","title":"On Duties: (De Officiis) - Complete in Three Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA seminal work of moral and political philosophy by the Ancient Roman statesman and thinker Marcus Tuilius Cicero. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in 44 BC during the final months of his life, the treatise sets out Cicero's mature reflections on how to live honourably, fulfil moral obligations, and balance personal conduct with public responsibility. Framed as a letter to his son, the work draws deeply on Greek stoic thought and the teachings of Panaetius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganised into three books, the volume examines the foundations of ethical life. Book I explores what is honourable (\u003cem\u003ehonestum\u003c\/em\u003e), identifying the four cardinal virtues from which all duties arise. Book II turns to what is advantageous (\u003cem\u003eutile\u003c\/em\u003e), addressing ambition, influence, and success in public life. Book III confronts situations in which moral duty appears to conflict with self-interest, arguing that true advantage and virtue can never be opposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough its historical examples and careful reasoning, \u003cem\u003eOn Duties \u003c\/em\u003estands as one of the most influential ethical texts in Western history. Read and admired throughout the centuries, it remains a timeless guide to integrity, civic responsibility, and the enduring question of how to live a good and honourable life-an essential text for understanding Stoic ethics and classical philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cicero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 152877485X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781528774857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lantern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Cicero","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48450580775167,"sku":"9781528774857","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_465d4e51-b91a-4e95-b0ce-d81cae177e40.jpg?v=1777268301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-duties-cicero-9781528774857","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}