LATIN 7271

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LATIN 7271
Graduate Seminar in Latin

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Cicero's De Officiis gives a theoretical justification for the "duties" or general action-types that are appropriate for Roman citizens (or at least elite male citizens). The duties are derived from a theory of human nature:  they are supposed to be the the sorts of actions that will produce an excellent or virtuous person, and accordingly they range from appropriate posture to the selection of fitting professions. Among the duties leading to the virtue of justice is beneficence: how to treat and especially benefit one's fellow-citizens –– the topic that is explored in detail in Seneca's De Beneficiis.

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: De Officiis and De Beneficiis

  • 16715 LATIN 7271   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person