De l'esprit des lois vs Tusculanae disputationes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: State, The State, Political science, Philosophy
De l'esprit des lois
Nouv. éd., revue sur les meilleurs textes, suivie De la défense de l'esprit des lois par l'autheur
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Tusculanae disputationes
Cicero composed these discourses while in his villa in Tusculum as he was mourning the death of his daughter, in order to convey his philosophy of how to live wisely and well. They take the form of fictional dialogues…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- De l'esprit des lois is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 10 for Tusculanae disputationes.
- De l'esprit des lois has the widest readership — 5480 ratings behind its score.
- De l'esprit des lois runs the darker storyline; Tusculanae disputationes stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| De l'esprit des lois | Tusculanae disputationes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (5480) | — |
Reception
| De l'esprit des lois | Tusculanae disputationes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5480 | 2 |
| Editions | 121 | 85 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 13668 | — |
| Reading it now | 780 | — |
| Written reviews | 187 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3050 | 1060 |
| Pages | 445 | 577 |