On Duties
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
On Duties (Latin: DE OFFICIIS) discusses virtue, expediency and apparent conflicts between the two. St. Ambrose, St. Jerome and other Doctors of the Roman Catholic Church considered it to be legitimate for study. It was the second book after the Bible printed on Gutenberg's press and a standard text taught at Eton College. Written by Marcus Tullius Cicero. Translated by Walter Miller. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards) (6 hr 20 min)
Chapters
| Book I Sections I-XIII (Text 3) | 42:39 | Read by Geoffrey Edwards |
| Book I Sections XIV-XXVI (Text 47) | 46:12 | Read by Geoffrey Edwards |
| Book I Sections XXVII-XXXIV (Text 95) | 32:00 | Read by Geoffrey Edwards |
| Book I Sections XXXV-XLV (Text 129) | 35:47 | Read by Geoffrey Edwards |
| Book II Sections I-VIII (Text 169) | 30:17 | Read by Geoffrey Edwards |
| Book II Sections IX-XVII (Text 199) | 34:23 | Read by Geoffrey Edwards |
| Book II Sections XVIII-XXV (Text 233) | 31:28 | Read by Geoffrey Edwards |
| Book III Sections I-VII (Text 271) | 30:33 | Read by Geoffrey Edwards |
| Book III Sections VIII-XV (Text 303) | 32:04 | Read by Geoffrey Edwards |
| Book III Sections XVI-XXIII (Text 335) | 32:51 | Read by Geoffrey Edwards |
| Book III Sections XXIV-XXXIII (Text 369) | 32:26 | Read by Geoffrey Edwards |
Reviews
Interesting but difficult
Viktor
Not for the faint hearted if you want to absorb it, long, dense and while I applaud and thank the reader for making so many philosophical works available and for his perseverance, his delivery is atonal and that exacerbates things. Interesting though, particularly in light of what was going on around Cicero when he wrote it, and what followed.
Conduct and Honor
Hexgod
A great literary work on the morals of the people in society. it bridges the gap between the stoic wisdoms and the base grounds of moral conduct in a lawful society.
when the boss takes over he means to pay so don't fall asleep on
SUNNYDAZE
duties or you'll get fired so read to please
A classic!
Kyle
Mr. Edwards does himself and Cicero proud with his rendition. Thank you for lending your to this reading.
good book well read
Thiago Coelho
good book well read
Interesting Listen - Good Narrator
Adam
I appreciate Geoffrey Edwards for taking the time to record this and other works by Cicero and other philosophers. He does a good job, and I gleaned a lot of little gems from this work.