Athenian Political Thought and the Reconstitution of American Democracy

Published by Cornell University Press 1995

Athenian Political Thought and the Reconstitution of American Democracy

Edited by: J. Peter Euben , John R. Wallach and Josiah Ober

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501723995

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About this book

What does it mean to be a citizen in a democracy? This question is addressed here by thirteen historians, classicists, and political theorists, who examine ancient Greek institutions, texts, and ideas in light of today's political values.

Author / Editor information

J. Peter Euben is Professor of Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. John R. Wallach is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hunter College. Josiah Ober is Professor of Ancient History at Princeton University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction J. Peter Euben, John R. Wallach and Josiah Ober Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. Democracy and Regimes of Power
1. Norm and Form: The Constitutionalizing of Democracy Sheldon S. Wolin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
2. Democracy: An Idea of Ambiguous Ancestry Ellen Meiksins Wood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
3. The Creation of a Legacy: A Manufactured Crisis in Eighteenth-Century Thought Jennifer Roberts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
4. Democracy, Power, and Imperialism in Fifth-Century Athens Kurt A. Raaflaub Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
II. Critical Discourse in Athenian Democracy
5· How to Criticize Democracy in Late Fifth- and Fourth-Century Athens Josiah Ober Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
6. Frank Speech, Democracy, and Philosophy: Plato's Debt to a Democratic Strategy of Civic Discourse S. Sara Monoson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
7. Democracy and Political Theory: A Reading of Plato's Gorgias J. Peter Euben Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
III. Athenian Ideals and Contemporary Issues
8. The Tragedy of Critical Theory Christopher Rocco Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
9. The Melting Pot, the Mosaic, and the Agora Barry S. Strauss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	252
10. Athenian Political Thought and the Feminist Politics of Poiesis and Praxis Warren J. Lane and Ann M. Lane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
11. The Zero Degree of Society: Aristotle and the Athenian Citizen Charles W. Hedrick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
12. Two Democracies and Virtue John R. Wallach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
CONTRIBUTORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 360
Keywords: Political Science & Political History; U.S. History

eBook

Published: July 5, 2018
ISBN: 9781501723995