Bücher der Reihe Oxford Classical Texts

This is an English translation of arguably the first systematic treatment of issues in the philosophy of mind, and one of the greatest works on the subject.

Tarrant has collated the oldest fragments and manuscripts and has drawn more fully than previous editors on the 12th-century manuscripts, the earliest extant witnesses to many potentially original readings. He gives more scope to conjecture and has been readier than his predecessors to identify certain verses as interpolated.

This volume presents new texts of Cicero's dialogues on political philosophy, De Re Publica and De Legibus, together with corrected versions of the editor's previously published editions of Cato Maior de Senectute and Laelius de Amicitia. The texts are based on a full reconsideration of the manuscript evidence and are presented in a clear and readable form.