Josh Bowman, Chris Anadale, and Katherine Bradshaw discuss Cicero's ethics of warfare, and his examples from Roman history.

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IN THIS EPISODE

Book 1, Chapters 34-37

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HOSTS

Josh Bowman is Executive Director of the Ciceronian Society, and earned a PhD in politics from the Catholic University of America.

Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute, an Adjunct Faculty Member teaching Ancient Greek at Abilene Christian University, and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University.

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TEXTS

Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

#cicero #philosophy #ethics

• (00:00:00) - Cicero On Duties
• (00:01:15) - History of Political Thought, Book 1
• (00:01:54) - The justice of warfare
• (00:03:42) - Cicero on Justice and War
• (00:10:23) - Cicero on the Destruction of Carthage and Corinth
• (00:11:52) - Cicero vs The Law of Just War, Chapter 36
• (00:14:35) - Cicero on War (chapter 36)
• (00:18:24) - The Declaration of War in the Ancient World
• (00:21:05) - Does This Make War More Total in the Roman Sense?
• (00:23:18) - Cicero on Hostis (page 16)
• (00:27:38) - Episode 8

Chris Anadale and Katherine Bradshaw discuss justice as preventing injustice to others when you can.

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IN THIS EPISODE

Book 1, Chapters 28-33

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HOSTS

Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute, an Adjunct Faculty Member teaching Ancient Greek at Abilene Christian University, and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University. Her research focuses on the meeting place of William Shakespeare's works, the Greco-Roman classics, and virtue formation.

- Ancient Language Institute: https://ancientlanguage.com/about/

- Why adults should learn Latin/Ancient Greek: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2025/10/adults-latin-greek-anicent-language-institute-katherine-l-bradshaw.html

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TEXTS

Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org

Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

#cicero #philosophy #ethics

• (00:00:00) - On Duties
• (00:01:14) - Cicero on the Orator (Book 1)
• (00:07:37) - All kinds of Injustice
• (00:09:01) - Defending the Right to Defend Others
• (00:12:00) - Cicero vs Terence, Section 30
• (00:14:28) - Probability of Promises and their Keeping
• (00:16:42) - Cicero on Duty and Its Consequences
• (00:20:20) - Aristotle on Promises to Be Keeped
• (00:21:42) - Injustices of public affairs
• (00:23:38) - Cicero on Justice and Repentance

Chris Anadale and Katherine Bradshaw discuss justice as refraining from harming others without provocation.

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IN THIS EPISODE

Book 1, Chapters 20-27

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HOSTS

Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute, an Adjunct Faculty Member teaching Ancient Greek at Abilene Christian University, and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University. Her research focuses on the meeting place of William Shakespeare's works, the Greco-Roman classics, and virtue formation.

- Ancient Language Institute: https://ancientlanguage.com/about/

- Why adults should learn Latin/Ancient Greek: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2025/10/adults-latin-greek-anicent-language-institute-katherine-l-bradshaw.html

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TEXTS

Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org

Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

#cicero #philosophy #ethics

• (00:00:00) - Ciceronian Society: On Duties
• (00:01:30) - De Officiis (Book 1)
• (00:05:37) - Cicero on Justice
• (00:11:54) - Stoic Law, Chapter 22
• (00:14:56) - Cicero on the Stoics
• (00:17:13) - Cicero on Justice and Illusions
• (00:18:33) - Injustice 1, Avarice
• (00:19:57) - Cicero on The Right to Cause Justice
• (00:25:12) - Cicero on the Death of Julius Caesar
• (00:28:22) - Cicero on Passion and Melancholy
• (00:29:56) - On Duties: The Politics of Justice