Author : Christopher Rowe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 43,81 MB
Release : 2000-05-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521481366
A definitive reference work on Greek and Roman political thought from the age of Homer to late antiquity, first published in 2000.
Author : Ryan K. Balot
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 36,68 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1405152214
This wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought showswhat ancient political texts might mean to citizens of thetwenty-first century. A provocative and wide-ranging history of ancient Greekpolitical thought Demonstrates what ancient Greek works of political philosophymight mean to citizens of the twenty-first century Examines an array of poetic, historical, and philosophicaltexts in an effort to locate Greek political thought in itscultural context Pays careful attention to the distinctively ancient connectionsbetween politics and ethics Structured around key themes such as the origins of politicalthought, political self-definition, revolutions in politicalthought, democracy and imperialism
Author : Paul Cartledge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 20,56 MB
Release : 2009-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 113948849X
Ancient Greece was a place of tremendous political experiment and innovation, and it was here too that the first serious political thinkers emerged. Using carefully selected case-studies, in this book Professor Cartledge investigates the dynamic interaction between ancient Greek political thought and practice from early historic times to the early Roman Empire. Of concern throughout are three major issues: first, the relationship of political thought and practice; second, the relevance of class and status to explaining political behaviour and thinking; third, democracy - its invention, development and expansion, and extinction, prior to its recent resuscitation and even apotheosis. In addition, monarchy in various forms and at different periods and the peculiar political structures of Sparta are treated in detail over a chronological range extending from Homer to Plutarch. The book provides an introduction to the topic for all students and non-specialists who appreciate the continued relevance of ancient Greece to political theory and practice today.
Author : Stephen Salkever
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 18,16 MB
Release : 2009-04-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1139828029
The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought provides a guide to understanding the central texts and problems in ancient Greek political thought, from Homer through the Stoics and Epicureans. Composed of essays specially commissioned for this volume and written by leading scholars of classics, political science, and philosophy, the Companion brings these texts to life by analysing what they have to tell us about the problems of political life. Focusing on texts by Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, and Aristotle, among others, they examine perennial issues, including rights and virtues, democracy and the rule of law, community formation and maintenance, and the ways in which theorizing of several genres can and cannot assist political practice.
Author : Michael Gagarin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,11 MB
Release : 1995-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521437684
Including the works of more than thirty authors, this edition of early Greek writings on social and political issues includes the origin of human society and law; the nature of justice and good government; the distribution of power among genders and social classes.
Author : Paul W. Ludwig
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,28 MB
Release : 2002-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1139434179
Eros and Polis examines how and why Greek theorists treated political passions as erotic. Because of the tiny size of ancient Greek cities, contemporary theory and ideology could conceive of entire communities based on desire. A recurrent aspiration was to transform the polity into one great household that would bind the citizens together through ties of mutual affection. In this study, Paul Ludwig evaluates sexuality, love and civic friendship as sources of political attachment and as bonds of political association. Studying the ancient view of eros recovers a way of looking at political phenomena that provides a bridge, missing in modern thought, between the private and public spheres, between erotic love and civic commitment. Ludwig's study thus has important implications for the theoretical foundations of community.
Author : Ryan K. Balot
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 44,60 MB
Release : 2012-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1118556682
A COMPANION TO GREEK AND ROMAN POLITICAL THOUGHT Justice, virtue, and citizenship were at the center of political life in ancient Greece and Rome and were frequently discussed by classical poets, historians, and philosophers. This Companion illuminates Greek and Roman political thought in all its range, diversity, and depth. Thirty-four essays from leading scholars in history, classics, philosophy, and political science provide stimulating discussions of classical political thought, ranging from the Archaic Greek epics to the final days of the Roman Empire and beyond. These essays strike a judicious yet thought-provoking balance between theoretical and historical perspectives. A Companion to Greek and Roman Political Thought is an authoritative guide to the ancient Greek and Roman political questions that continue to shape and challenge the modern world.
Author : Sir Ernest Barker
Publisher :
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 33,16 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Political science
ISBN :
Author : Chris Brown
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 905 pages
File Size : 41,96 MB
Release : 2002-04-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1107393612
This unique collection presents texts in international relations from Ancient Greece to the First World War. Major writers such as Thucydides, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Grotius, Kant and John Stuart Mill are represented by extracts of their key works; less well-known international theorists including John of Paris, Cornelius van Bynkershoek and Friedrich List are also included. Fifty writers are anthologised in what is the largest such collection currently available. The texts, most of which are substantial extracts, are organised into broadly chronological sections, each of which is headed by an introduction that places the work in its historical and philosophical context. Ideal for both students and scholars, the volume also includes biographies and guides to further reading.
Author : Jacques Brunschwig
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 1084 pages
File Size : 46,69 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674002616
In more than 60 essays by an international team of scholars, this volume explores the full breadth and reach of Greek thought, investigating what the Greeks knew as well as what they thought they knew, and what they believed, invented, and understood about the possibilities of knowing. 65 color illustrations. Maps.
