Cicero's dialogue presenting the three major Hellenistic positions on the divine — Epicurean (gods exist but are indifferent), Stoic (divine providence permeates the world), and Academic Skeptic (suspension of judgment).
Provides the most comprehensive ancient survey of philosophical theology; the Academic Skeptic position (suspension of judgment) emerges as Cicero's own view; the teleological argument and its critique are both developed in detail.
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