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Hortensius (Cicero)
the Hortensius
also: Hortensius
Cicero's protreptic dialogue (now lost) exhorting the reader to philosophy, named for the orator Hortensius. Cicero opens book 2 by listing it first among his philosophical works.
Reading notes
- Tusculan Disputations §2.4 the \textit{Hortensius}
Cicero's lost protreptic dialogue Hortensius, an exhortation to philosophy that defended the value of philosophy against its detractors. It famously inspired the young Augustine.
- Tusculan Disputations §3.6 enough, I think, has been said in the \textit{Hortensius}
Cicero's lost protreptic dialogue Hortensius, an exhortation to philosophy written shortly before the Tusculans. He refers readers to it for the general defence of pursuing philosophy.