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Greek political thought /

This wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought shows what ancient political texts might mean to citizens of the twenty-first century. It examines an array of poetic, historical, and philosophical texts in an effort to locate Greek political thought in its cultural context; and, pays ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balot, Ryan K.
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
Series:Ancient cultures (Malden, Mass.)
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Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005013070.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2005013070-b.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2005013070-d.html
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: How to do Greek political thought
  • Archaic Greece and the centrality of justice
  • Democratic political thinking at Athens
  • Criticizing democracy in late fifth-century Athens
  • Imperialism
  • Fourth century revisions
  • Aristotle's political thought
  • Hellenistic political thought
  • Epilogue: The question of politics.