@article{918393,
      recid = {918393},
      author = {Atkins, Jed W.},
      title = {Cicero on politics and the limits of reason : the republic  and laws /},
      pages = {1 online resource (286 pages)},
      abstract = {"A prolific philosopher who also held Rome's highest  political office, Cicero was uniquely qualified to write on  political philosophy. In this book Professor Atkins  provides a fresh interpretation of Cicero's central  political dialogues - the Republic and Laws. Devoting  careful attention to form as well as philosophy, Atkins  argues that these dialogues together probe the limits of  reason in political affairs and explore the resources  available to the statesman given these limitations. He  shows how Cicero appropriated and transformed Plato's  thought to forge original and important works of political  philosophy. The book demonstrates that Cicero's Republic  and Laws are critical for understanding the history of the  concepts of rights, the mixed constitution and natural law.  It concludes by comparing Cicero's thought to the modern  conservative tradition and argues that Cicero provides a  perspective on utopia frequently absent from current  philosophical treatments"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/918393},
}