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13Tragedy, philosophy, and political education in Plato's lawsOxford University Press. 2024.What are the prospects for ambitious political reform in communities of traditional, passionate, and even self-righteous citizens? Can thoughtful legislators create a healthy society for citizens whose judgment is typically unsound? In a searching and provocative analysis, Ryan Balot addresses these timely - though universal - political questions by offering a novel interpretation of Plato's Laws. Turning to the ancient past is essential to reinvigorating our contemporary understanding of these …Read more
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7Criticizing Democracy in Late Fifth‐Century AthensIn Greek Political Thought, Blackwell. 2006.This chapter contains section titled: Mapping out the Problem: The “Old Oligarch” Modern and Ancient Quandaries The Challenge of Thrasymachus and Callicles Thucydidean Imperialists Revisit Nomos and Phusis Socrates and Nomos Logos and Ergon Democratic Epistemology and Relativism Democratic Epistemology and Untrustworthy Rhetoric ‐ or, Where Does the Truth Lie? Socrates and Athens.
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7Archaic Greece and the Centrality of JusticeIn Greek Political Thought, Blackwell. 2006.This chapter contains section titled: Achilles, Agamemnon, and Fair Distribution Justice as “Distinctively Human” Institutions and Values of the Early Polis What is Justice? The Voice of the Oppressed and the Origins of Political Thought The Egalitarian Response The Elitist Response Case Study: Sparta and the Politics of “Courage” A Second Case Study: Archaic Athens and the Search for Justice.
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7Democratic Political Thinking at AthensIn Greek Political Thought, Blackwell. 2006.This chapter contains section titled: Evidence and Sources Democracy Ancient and Modern Democratic Conceptions of Freedom Democratic Deliberation Courage, Trust, and Leadership Democratic Political Thought Outside Athens? Protagorean Arguments for Democracy Democratic Conceptions of Equality Justice and the Demos.
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6Aristotle's Political ThoughtIn Greek Political Thought, Blackwell. 2006.This chapter contains section titled: Civic Conflict, Emotion, and Injustice: Observing the Polis as It Is Exploring What Ought To Be: Aristotle's Naturalism Aristotle on the Good Life Nature in the Politics Aristotle on Slavery Polis and Citizenship in General Aristotle's Best Polis Political Possibilities in Existing Cities The Best Constitution in Relation to Existing Conditions Classification of Constitutions The Power of the Masses Conclusion.
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5ImperialismIn Greek Political Thought, Blackwell. 2006.This chapter contains section titled: Aristotle Analyzes Imperialism Definitions and History Monarchic Imperialism Natural Superiority? Debating Athenian Imperialism Final Thoughts.
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2Hellenistic Political ThoughtIn Greek Political Thought, Blackwell. 2006.This chapter contains section titled: Theory of Kingship The Traditional Schools New Directions: Cynics, Stoics, and Epicureans The Politics of Cynicism? Stoicism and Epicureanism.
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2Fourth‐Century RevisionsIn Greek Political Thought, Blackwell. 2006.This chapter contains section titled: The Ancestral Republican “Solutions” The Monarchic “Solution” Plato's “Solutions” Criticizing Contemporary Politics Plato on Rhetoric and Order in the Gorgias The Priority of Reason in City and Soul: Plato's Republic Educating Citizens in the Classical Context Politics and Ethics Philosophical Rulers Platonic Political Philosophy after the Republic.
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1The virtue politics of democratic AthensIn Stephen Salkever (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought, Cambridge University Press. 2009.
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Political knowledge and human excellence in Aristotelian political scienceIn Kyriakos N. Dēmētriou & Antis Loizides (eds.), Scientific statesmanship, governance and the history of political philosophy, Routledge. 2015.
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Transforming "manliness" into courage : two democratic perspectivesIn Geoffrey C. Kellow & Neven Leddy (eds.), On Civic Republicanism: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics, University of Toronto Press. 2016.
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FrontmatterIn Greek Political Thought, Blackwell. 2006.The prelims comprise: Half Title Title Copyright Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Abbreviations.
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