This paper offers an investigation into Cicero’s glossaryof terms related to desire, will, and impulse, focusing on a wellknown passage from the fourth book of the Tusculanae Disputationes (IV 11-15). In light of the Stoic framework of reference, the analysis explores both the psychological and physiological implications of the terms employed, as well as the expressive strategies that contributed to the emergence of new conceptual paradigms.
«Si Zenoni licuit inauditum nomen imponere, cur non liceat Catoni?» (Cic. Fin. III 15) : Sull’impulso e la volontà: questioni lessicali in Cicerone / C. Torre (DOXAI). - In: Episteme e ratio / [a cura di] F. Masi, M. Cassan, B. Castellani. - Prima edizione. - Venezia : Tab edizioni, 2025 Jul. - ISBN 979-12-5669-194-4. - pp. 383-402
«Si Zenoni licuit inauditum nomen imponere, cur non liceat Catoni?» (Cic. Fin. III 15) : Sull’impulso e la volontà: questioni lessicali in Cicerone
C. Torre
2025
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This paper offers an investigation into Cicero’s glossaryof terms related to desire, will, and impulse, focusing on a wellknown passage from the fourth book of the Tusculanae Disputationes (IV 11-15). In light of the Stoic framework of reference, the analysis explores both the psychological and physiological implications of the terms employed, as well as the expressive strategies that contributed to the emergence of new conceptual paradigms.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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