How to Think About God
by Marcus Tullius Cicero, translated by Philip Freeman
Selections from Cicero on the nature of the gods and the dream of Scipio. A window into Roman religious philosophy; narrower appeal than the other Freeman volumes.
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you are collecting the series or interested in Roman thought.
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Skip it if…
you want devotional content.
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Three things you will actually use
- Perspective shrinks fear.
- The cosmos invites humility.
- Reason and reverence can coexist.
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Read the Dream of Scipio.
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Roman religious thought.
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