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The introduction sets out the main thesis of the book, i.e. that one
hallmark of Cicero's oratory is a conceptual creativity that one may
loosely qualify as philosophical. It informs unconventional constructions
of realities at the level of the human being and the human condition,
politics, society and culture, and the sphere of the supernatural. These
levels can be called Cicero's anthropology, sociology, and theology.
Several preliminary issues receive discussion: the seemingly awkward
marriage of oratory and philosophy that is here presupposed for Cicero's
speeches; what, precisely, the creative dimension of his orations is
taken to consist in; methodological problems in identifying this dimension
in the texts; and the decidedly theorydriven presentation of the findings.
Human Beings
Ingo Gildenhard
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