The booke of Marcus Tullius Cicero entituled Paradoxa Stoicorum Contayninge a precise discourse of diuers poinctes and conclusions of vertue and phylosophie according the traditions and opinions of those philosophers, whiche were called Stoikes. Wherunto is also annexed a philosophicall treatyse of the same authoure called Scipio hys dreame. Anno. 1569.
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- The booke of Marcus Tullius Cicero entituled Paradoxa Stoicorum Contayninge a precise discourse of diuers poinctes and conclusions of vertue and phylosophie according the traditions and opinions of those philosophers, whiche were called Stoikes. Wherunto is also annexed a philosophicall treatyse of the same authoure called Scipio hys dreame. Anno. 1569.
- Author
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
- Publication
- Imprinted at London :: In Fletestreate neare vnto Sainte Dunstones Church by T. Marshe,
- [1569]
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- Subject terms
- Stoics -- Early works to 1800.
- Philosophy, Ancient -- Early works to 1800.
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"The booke of Marcus Tullius Cicero entituled Paradoxa Stoicorum Contayninge a precise discourse of diuers poinctes and conclusions of vertue and phylosophie according the traditions and opinions of those philosophers, whiche were called Stoikes. Wherunto is also annexed a philosophicall treatyse of the same authoure called Scipio hys dreame. Anno. 1569." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A18880.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 7, 2025.
Contents
- title page
- ❀To the Right Honorable Sir VValter Myldmay Knight one of the Queenes Maiesties moste honourable Priuie Counsaile.
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The Preface of the Author vnto
Marcus Brutus. -
paradoxes
- ❀The first cōclusion or Paradoxe, vvher∣in is proued that nothinge is good and laudable but only that vvhich is ho∣neste and vertuous.
- ❀The second Paradoxe, wherein is de∣ciphered that in whomesoeuer vertue is, there lacketh nothing els to bring him to lead an happy life.
- ❀The third Paradoxe vvherin accordyng to the opinion of the Stoikes, he proueth all faultes to bee equall.
- ❀The fourth Paradoxe, vvherin is proued that all fooles and brainsickes persons be distraught and alienated from their right mindes: couertly meaning Clodius, and by him all others of like maners and conditions.
- ❀ The fift Paradoxe, vvherein he inuai∣gheth agaynst the insolencye and voluptu∣ous lyuinge of Marcus Antonius, and proueth all vvise men to be free, and all fooles to be Slaues and bondemen.
- ❀The syxt and laste paradoxe, vvherin he proueth that noone are ryche, but onelye vvyse and vertuous men, priuaylye nip∣pynge Marcus Crassus vvhoe sayde that none vvas to be named rich, vnlesse vvyth his reuenues he vvere able to furnishe and mayntaine an armye.
- ❀SCIPIO HIS Dreame.
- colophon