Reason and seemliness should govern even our sense of humor. With hosts Chris Anadale, Ethan Alexander-Davey, Ben Peterson, and Coyle Neal.

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IN THIS EPISODE

Book 1, Chapters 100-106

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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

Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

Aristocratic Souls: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Souls-Democratic-Political-Theory/dp/1498553265

Aristocratic Voices: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Voices-Forgotten-Arguments-Inequality/dp/1666933147/

Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs. His website is https://benapeterson.com/

His book Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/community-character-and-the-governance-of-the-social-commons-9798216255741/

Coyle Neal is stepping into a position as Associate Professor of Public Service at College of the Ozarks. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Theory from The Catholic University of America and is City Tax Collector of Bolivar, Missouri.

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Plutarch, On the Control of Anger. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Moralia/De_cohibenda_ira*.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) - Cicero's On Duties
• (00:01:29) - Seemliness in the Life of the Romans
• (00:09:05) - Cicero on Jesting and Comedy
• (00:14:27) - A Theory of Humor by Cicero
• (00:18:47) - Cicero on Pleasure
• (00:22:38) - Cicero on Pleasuring the Body
• (00:27:10) - Cicero on Pleasure and Its Impact
• (00:29:04) - Cicero On The Body

The good man has a sense of shame and a life of ordered beauty. With hosts Chris Anadale, Ethan Alexander-Davey, Ben Peterson, and Coyle Neal.

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IN THIS EPISODE

Book 1, Chapters 93-99

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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

Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

Aristocratic Souls: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Souls-Democratic-Political-Theory/dp/1498553265

Aristocratic Voices: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Voices-Forgotten-Arguments-Inequality/dp/1666933147/

Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs. His website is https://benapeterson.com/

His book Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/community-character-and-the-governance-of-the-social-commons-9798216255741/

Coyle Neal is stepping into a position as Associate Professor of Public Service at College of the Ozarks. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Theory from The Catholic University of America and is the author of Echoes of Antiquity. He is also City Tax Collector of Bolivar, Missouri.

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Echoes of Antiquity: Hellenistic Thought in a Politically Changing World, by Coyle Neal. https://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Antiquity-Hellenistic-Politically-Changing/dp/1666941271

Civility, by Stephen Carter. https://www.amazon.com/Civility-Stephen-L-Carter/dp/0060977590

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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 ciceroniansociety.org

Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER:

• (00:00:00) - Cicero's On Duties Podcast
• (00:01:27) - Cicero's On Duties, Book 1
• (00:02:24) - Honorableness 4, Decorum and Seemliness
• (00:05:49) - Cicero on Decorum and Seemsliness
• (00:11:22) - Philosophy of seemliness
• (00:17:40) - What is the essence of seemliness?
• (00:19:09) - The Virtue of According to Nature
• (00:20:49) - Cicero on Pleasure and Pleasure
• (00:25:46) - The Virtue of Conscience
• (00:30:01) - On Duties: The On Duties Podcast

The great spirited man must avoid anger and arrogance. With hosts Chris Anadale, Ethan Alexander-Davey, and Ben Peterson.

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IN THIS EPISODE

Book 1, Chapters 79-86

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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 philosophy YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

Aristocratic Souls: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Souls-Democratic-Political-Theory/dp/1498553265

Aristocratic Voices: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Voices-Forgotten-Arguments-Inequality/dp/1666933147/

Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs. His website is https://benapeterson.com/

His book Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/community-character-and-the-governance-of-the-social-commons-9798216255741/

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome, by Josiah Osgood (2025). https://www.amazon.com/Lawless-Republic-Rise-Cicero-Decline/dp/1541604253

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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) - Reading Through On Duties
• (00:02:23) - A Lesson on Anger
• (00:04:43) - Cicero on Anger and the Rule of Law
• (00:12:54) - A Little Advice for Successors
• (00:14:55) - Aristotelian Humility
• (00:21:19) - No More Comments on Section 92
• (00:21:36) - Plato on Wealth and the Statesman
• (00:27:09) - The Life of the Philosopher
• (00:29:12) - Cicero's On Duties