Cicero's Tusculan Disputations
by OpenStories
Original author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Cicero's Tusculan Disputations" by Marcus Tullius Cicero is a philosophical work written around 45 BC. Composed while mourning his daughter's death, Cicero presents five dialogues exploring fundamental questions of human existence: conquering the fear of death, enduring pain, alleviating sorrow, managing emotional turmoil, and determining whether virtue alone ensures happiness. Drawing heavily on Greek philosophy, particularly Stoicism, Cicero crafts persuasive arguments that challenge conventional views on suffering and fortune, offering timeless wisdom for fortifying the mind against life's inevitable hardships.
Cicero's Tusculan Disputations, by Marcus Tullius Cicero. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #14988.
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30 Chapters
- 1.Introduction339 words
- 2.Book I: On the Contempt of Death (1)8,579 words
- 3.Book I: On the Contempt of Death (2)8,860 words
- 4.Book I: On the Contempt of Death (3)3,343 words
- 5.Book II: On Bearing Pain10,525 words
- 6.Book III: On Grief of Mind (1)8,884 words
- 7.Book III: On Grief of Mind (2)5,113 words
- 8.Book IV: On other perturbations of the mind (1)8,766 words
- 9.Book IV: On other perturbations of the mind (2)4,493 words
- 10.Book V (1)8,706 words
- 11.Book V (2)8,631 words
- 12.Book I (1)8,888 words
- 13.Book I (2)8,383 words
- 14.Book II (1)8,809 words
- 15.Book II (2)8,729 words
- 16.Book II (3)4,284 words
- 17.Book III (1)8,901 words
- 18.Book III (2)4,417 words
- 19.Preface: By the Editor367 words
- 20.Introduction: To the First Book,356 words
- 21.Book I (1)8,881 words
- 22.Book I (2)4,427 words
- 23.Book II10,417 words
- 24.Introduction: To the Third Book,383 words
- 25.Book III7,993 words
- 26.Book IV: Fragments1,758 words
- 27.Book V: Fragments1,359 words
- 28.Introduction: To the Sixth Book140 words
- 29.Book VI: Scipio's Dream (1)8,563 words
- 30.Book VI: Scipio's Dream (2)5,043 words