Table Of ContentRUTI,ER l'. 'IVER:SITY~ 'Tl1HE' I. ( LASSRALH CMANITIES\b lume IV
CICERO'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE
PERIPATOS
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN
CLASSICAL HUMANITIES
Volume IV
CICERO'S KNOWLEDGE OF
THE PERIPATOS
Edited by
William W. Fortenbaugh
and
Peter Steinmetz
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Cicero's knowledge of the Peripatos / edited by William W. Fortenbaugh
and Peter Steinmetz.
p. cm. - (Rutgers University studies in classical humanities
; V. 4)
Includes index.
ISBN 0-88738-271-1
1. Cicero, Marcus Tullius-Philosophy. 2. Theophrastus
-Influence-Cicero. 3. Aristotle-Influence. 4. Peripatetics.
1. Fortenbaugh, William W. II. Steinmetz, Peter, 1925- .
III. Series.
PA6320.C54 1989
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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vn
Contributors ....................................... 1x
1. Beobachtungen zu Ciceros philosophischem Standpunkt
Peter Steinmetz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Aristotle and Theophrastus Conjoined in the Writings of Cicero
David T. Runia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3. Cicero's Knowledge ofthe Rhetorical Treatises of Aristotle
and Theophrastus
William W Fortenbaugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4. Cicero's Topics and Its Peripatetic Sources
Pamela M. Huby .................................... 61
5. Constitution and Citizenship: Peripatetic Influence on
Cicero's Political Conceptions in the De re publica
Dorothea Frede . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6. Das Problem Theorie-Praxis in der Peripatos-Rezeption
von Ciceros Staatsschrift
Reimar Müller ................................... . 101
7. "Naturrecht" bei Aristoteles und bei Cicero (De legibus):
Ein Vergleich
Klaus M. Girardet 114
8. Gibt es Spuren von Theophrasts Phys. op. bei Cicero?
J aap Mansfeld ................................ • • • • 133
9. Theophrast in Cicero's De finibus
OlofGigon ...................................... . 159
10. Die Peripatetiker in Cicero's Tuskulanen
C. Joachim Classen ................................ . 186
11. Aristotelian Material in Cicero's De natura deorum
David]. Furley ................................... . 201
12. Cicero and the Aristotelian Theory ofDivination by Dreams
Jose Kany-Turpin and Pierre Pellegrin .................. . 220
13. Cicero und die 'Schule des Aristoteles'
Woldemar Gör/er .................................. . 246
Index of Ancient Sources 265
Preface
Rutgers Studies has reached four volumes. The first concerned Arius Di
dymus, the court philosopher to Caesar Augustus. The next two focused on
the philosophy of Theophrastus, the successor of Aristotle as head of the
Peripatetic School. This volume deals with Cicero, orator and writer of the
late Roman Republic. Interest in Cicero arose out of Project Theophrastus,
an international undertaking based at Rutgers University and dedicated to
collecting, editing and translating the fragments of Theophrastus. Since
Cicero is an important source for understanding Hellenistic philosophy, and
since his own treatises contain numerous references to Theophrastus, it was
decided to hold a conference that considered Cicero in relation to the Pe
ripatos. The University in Saarbrücken, West Germany presented itself as an
ideal place to meet, for the work being clone by its faculty on Peripatetic
philosophy and on Cicero himselfwas well known to the members of Project
Theophrastus and to the academic community at large. The Institut für
Klassische Philologie there accepted the role of host with enthusiasm and put
on a most successful conference. All the papers contained in this volume
were written for the conference, which took place July 21-24, 1987, and all
but one were in fact read on that occasion. None of the papers appears
exactly as it was in its initial form. Most have undergone significant rewrit
ing, while others have been improved in more modest ways.
The order in which the articles appear in this volume is only one of many
possible arrangements. lt has, however, a certain intuitive attractiveness and
can be said to respect the principle of "first things first." The opening piece
offers an overview of Cicero's own philosophical orientation, and in so
doing, it provides a background against which reports concerning individual
philosophical schools can be better understood. The second article considers
Cicero's acquaintance with the historiography of philosophy and, at the same
time, turns our attention toward Aristotle and Theophrastus. There follows
a series of articles in which Cicero's knowledge of the Peripatos is elucidated
through specialized study. Two pieces focus our attention on a subject that
interested Cicero from the beginning of his literary activity to the very end:
namely, rhetoric, including matters of style and effective argumentation.
Next come eight studies of individual works, arranged chronologically and
concerned with a variety of subject matter: politics, physics, ethics and re-
viii Cicero's Knowledge of the Peripatos
ligion. The concluding essay shifts our attention to Peripatetics other than
Aristotle and Theophrastus, that is, to those philosophers whom Fritz Wehrli
has brought together under the label "die Schule des Aristoteles," and asks
how Cicero made use of them. Along the way we come to appreciate Cicero
as someone who worked on large issues, having little patience for detail, but
nonetheless deserving of our thanks for passing on so much of Hellenistic
thought.
Our thanks should also be extended to various individuals and organiza
tions that made possible the Saarbrücken conference. The members of the
local Institut für Klassische Philologie were most cooperative and giving of
their time; we want, however, to single out Frau Gerda Meyer and Frau
Rosalinde Dier for their help in preparing our conference and seeing it
through three days of intensive scholarly exchange. In addition, the President
of the Universität des Saarlandes, Professor Dr. Richard J. Meiser, offered
significant support and greeted the participants at a most enjoyable recep
tion. The Ministerium für Kultus, Bildung und Wissenschaft des Saarlandes
and the Stiftung Volkswagenwerk both made substantial contributions,
which helped defray the costs of travel and housing. Finally we should men
tion the National Endowment for the Humanities in the United Stares. This
organization's recognition and continued support of Project Theophrastus
created the conditions which in time led to our conference on Cicero and
Peripatetic philosophy. To the NEH, then, and to the others named above as
well as many more who made efforts on our behalf, we here express our
sincere thanks.
W.W.E and P.S.
Contributors
C. JOACHIMC LASSENS, eminar für Klassische Philologie, Georg-August-Uni
versität, 3400 Göttingen, West Germany
WILLIAMW . FoRTENBAUGHP,r oject Theophrastus, 428 Alexander Library,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA
DoROTHEA FREDE, Department of Philosophy, Swarthmore College,
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081, USA
DAVIDJ . FuRLEY,D epartment of Classics, Princeton University, Princeton,
New Jersey 08544, USA
ÜLOF GIGON, Seminar für Klassische Philologie, Universität Bern, 3012
Bern, Switzerland
KLAUS M. GIRARDET, Institut für Alte Geschichte, Universität des
Saarlandes, 6600 Saarbrücken, West Germany
WoLDEMARG ÖRLER,I nstitut für Klassische Philologie, Universität des
Saarlandes, 6600 Saarbrücken, West Germany
PAMELAM . HUBY,D epartment of Philosophy, The University ofLiverpool,
P.O. Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX, England
JAAPM ANSFELDF, ilosofisch Instituut, Rijksuniversiteit, 3508 TC Utrecht,
The Netherlands
REIMARM ÜLLER,A kademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Zentralinstitut
für Alte Geschichte, 1080 Berlin, German Democratic Republic
PrnRREP ELLEGRINC, entre de Recherches sur la Pensee Antique (C.N.R.S.),
1 rue Victor-Cousin, 75005 Paris, France
DAVIDT . RuNIA, Faculteit der Wijsbegeerte, Vrije Universiteit, Postbus
7161, 1007 MC Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PETER STEINMETZ,I nstitut für Klassische Philologie, Universität des
Saarlandes, 6600 Saarbrücken, West Germany
JosE KANY-TURPIND, epartement de Langues anciennes Universite de
Champagne-Ardenne, 51100 Reims, France
