The book "Why Cicero Matters" shows us how the Roman philosopher and politician Marcus Tullius, better known as Cicero, can contribute to the realization of a new political world. His influence on humanism, the Enlightenment, and the Founding Fathers of America is immense. However, we focus all our attention on Julius Caesar. What does this say about modern politics and political culture? This book offers us Cicero as an antidote to the myth of the strong man in history. By reading Cicero's "On Duties" alongside two other introspective philosophical texts, "On Friendship" and "On Old Age," we see how Cicero transformed politics into a higher, spiritual form of art, believing in education, culture, and above all, in the power of philosophy to inspire morality. Cicero has reassuring words about the necessary work that philosophers perform and why the common good requires philosophy. In a time when anti-intellectualism prevails, "Why Cicero Matters" introduces us to an ancient thinker who argues that culture is or should be the foundation of every modern democracy.

• Pages: 192
• Year of Publication: 1214
• Dimensions: 13.8x13.8cm