On Duties

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)Ancient

11 chapters6h 20mEnglish1913

About this book

On Duties (Latin: DE OFFICIIS) discusses virtue, expediency and apparent conflicts between the two. St. Ambrose, St. Jerome and other Doctors of the Roman Catholic Church considered it to be legitimate for study. It was the second book after the Bible printed on Gutenberg's press and a standard text taught at Eton College. Written by Marcus Tullius Cicero. Translated by Walter Miller. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)

Chapters (11)

1Book I Sections I-XIII (Text 3)

2559

2Book I Sections XIV-XXVI (Text 47)

2772

3Book I Sections XXVII-XXXIV (Text 95)

1920

4Book I Sections XXXV-XLV (Text 129)

2147

5Book II Sections I-VIII (Text 169)

1817

6Book II Sections IX-XVII (Text 199)

2063

7Book II Sections XVIII-XXV (Text 233)

1888

8Book III Sections I-VII (Text 271)

1833

9Book III Sections VIII-XV (Text 303)

1924

10Book III Sections XVI-XXIII (Text 335)

1971

11Book III Sections XXIV-XXXIII (Text 369)

1946

On Duties

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