Rules governing our generous behavior towards others. With hosts Chris Anadale and Ethan Alexander-Davey.

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IN THIS EPISODE

Book 1, Chapters 41-45

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HOSTS

Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale 

Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law.  He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

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TEXTS

Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

Mentioned in this episode: The Philosophy of Philip Rieff, https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Philip-Rieff-Cultural-Conflict/dp/1350424544/

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Chapters

(00:00:00) - Reading Through On Duties(00:01:15) - Cicero vs Hobbes(00:04:09) - On Duties, Chapter 41(00:06:04) - Cicero on Justice for Slaves (19)(00:08:46) - 3. Beneficial and Liberality(00:09:52) - 3 Ethics of Beneficial Aid(00:11:00) - Cicero on Homo Sordidus(00:16:57) - Cicero on Stations and Liberty(00:18:59) - Cicero on Generosity(00:22:46) - Cicero on Philanthropy(00:25:13) - A Treatise on Liberty (Book 1)(00:27:28) - On Duties: Book One (

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Erscheinungs­datum: 4.3.2026, 12:00:00