{"product_id":"academica","title":"Academica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf your senses can mislead you, what can you ever know for sure?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Academica, Marcus Tullius Cicero brings a fierce Greek debate into a conversation among educated Romans. The Academy, the school Plato founded, is divided over certainty. Some thinkers urge the wise to hold back judgment. Their rivals, above all the Stoics, argue that truth lies within our grasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucullus defends the possibility of real knowledge. Cicero answers with cases where appearances deceive: an oar dipped in water looks bent. Yet doubt raises a practical problem. How can anyone act without certainty? Drawing on Carneades, Cicero explores whether more convincing impressions can guide a life when proof remains out of reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe case for certainty\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Lucullus as he defends the claim that human beings can grasp truth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn oar that deceives\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how a familiar sight becomes a challenge to confidence in the senses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDoubt with good humour\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Cicero as a careful doubter who gives rival arguments room to speak.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAction without final proof\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Carneades' distinction between certainty and the convincing impressions that can guide choices.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA school in debate\u003c\/strong\u003e – Trace the clash between the Academy's doubts and the Stoic defence of knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy sharp arguments about knowledge, doubt and evidence, and anyone curious about clashes between ancient schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and join Cicero in asking what deserves your confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534766211420,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/07279_en_ebook-front_c26.jpg?v=1792175192","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/academica-de","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}