Greek Political Thought (Ancient Cultures) - Softcover

Balot, Ryan K.

 
9781405100304: Greek Political Thought (Ancient Cultures)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1405100303 ISBN 13: 9781405100304
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

This wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought shows what ancient political texts might mean to citizens of the twenty-first century.

  • A provocative and wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought
  • Demonstrates what ancient Greek works of political philosophy might mean to citizens of the twenty-first century
  • Examines an array of poetic, historical, and philosophical texts in an effort to locate Greek political thought in its cultural context
  • Pays careful attention to the distinctively ancient connections between politics and ethics
  • Structured around key themes such as the origins of political thought, political self-definition, revolutions in political thought, democracy and imperialism

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ryan K. Balot is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. The author of Greed and Injustice in Classical Athens (2001) and Greek Political Thought (Blackwell, 2006), he specializes in the history of political thought.

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While ancient Greek thought is widely acknowledged as the major source of political ideals such as freedom and equality, ancient Greek practices including slavery, the subordination of women, and imperialism have been condemned as undemocratic and immoral. So is ancient Greek political thought still relevant today? In this provocative and wide-ranging history, Ryan Balot shows what ancient Greek political texts might mean to citizens of the twenty-first century.

Balot centers his discussion on Plato and Aristotle, the great political philosophers, but also considers an array of poetic, historical, and philosophical texts in an effort to locate ancient Greek political thought in its cultural context. His account shows both how the political thought of Greece developed over time and how the characteristic Greek interest in political virtue can still shape our thinking about politics today.

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While ancient Greek thought is widely acknowledged as the major source of political ideals such as freedom and equality, ancient Greek practices including slavery, the subordination of women, and imperialism have been condemned as undemocratic and immoral. So is ancient Greek political thought still relevant today? In this provocative and wide-ranging history, Ryan Balot shows what ancient Greek political texts might mean to citizens of the twenty-first century.

Balot centers his discussion on Plato and Aristotle, the great political philosophers, but also considers an array of poetic, historical, and philosophical texts in an effort to locate ancient Greek political thought in its cultural context. His account shows both how the political thought of Greece developed over time and how the characteristic Greek interest in political virtue can still shape our thinking about politics today.

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Verlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1405100303
ISBN 13 
9781405100304
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Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
368
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