UID:
almahu_9949703212702882
Format:
1 online resource (183 pages)
ISBN:
9789004324626
Series Statement:
Studies in moral philosophy, v. 10
Content:
Philosophy and Political Power in Antiquity is a collection of essays examining ancient philosophers' reflections on the connection between political power and philosophy. The ancient Greeks both invented political philosophy and were the first to conceptualize the implicit tension between political activity and the contemplative life as found in ideal political institutions and under conditions of repressive rule. These essays examine discussions of these issues within a wide variety of the major schools of antiquity from both interpretive and analytical perspectives. While providing novel approaches to ancient philosophical texts, this volume attests to the importance of political reflection, deliberation, and resistance for ancient thought, and to the enduring strength and relevance of these reflections for contemporary debates within political philosophy.
Note:
Includes index.
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Preliminary Material --
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Introduction /
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1 The Power of Speech: The Influence of the Sophists on Greek Politics /
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2 Philosophical Dogs and Tyrannical Wolves in Plato's Republic /
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3 What's the Good of Knowing the Forms? /
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4 Individual Competence and Collective Deliberation in Aristotle's Politics /
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5 Diogenes the Comic, or How to Tell the Truth in the Face of a Tyrant /
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6 Dio of Prusa and the Roman Stoics on How to Speak the Truth to Oneself and to Power /
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7 Stoic Utopia Reconsidered: Pyrrhonism, Ethics, and Politics /
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8 Plato's Tyrant in Neoplatonic Philosophy /
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General Index --
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Ancient Sources.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Philosophy and political power in antiquity Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016 ISBN 9789004324619
Language:
English
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