Untangling Heroism: Classical Philosophy and the Concept of the Hero (Routledge Innovations in Political Theory, 54, Band 54) - Softcover

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Kohen, Ari

 
9781138944725: Untangling Heroism: Classical Philosophy and the Concept of the Hero (Routledge Innovations in Political Theory, 54, Band 54)
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ISBN 10: 1138944726 ISBN 13: 9781138944725
Verlag: Routledge, 2015

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Untangling Heroism argues for the existence of three categories of heroism that can be traced back to the earliest Western literature - the epic poetry of Homer and the dialogues of Plato - and that are complex enough to resonate with us and assist us in thinking about heroism today. Kohen carefully examines the Homeric heroes Achilles and Odysseus and Plato's Socrates, and then compares the three to each other. He makes clear how and why it is that the other-regarding hero, Socrates, supplanted the battlefield hero, Achilles, and the suffering hero, Odysseus. Finally, he explores in detail four cases of contemporary heroism that highlight Plato's success. Kohen states that in a post-Socratic world, we have chosen to place a premium on heroes who make other-regarding choices over self-interested ones.

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Ari Kohen is Schlesinger Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Forsythe Family Program on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His first book, In Defense of Human Rights, was published by Routledge in 2007.

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2015
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Englisch
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