Ryan K. Balot

Courage in the Democratic Polis

Ideology and Critique in Classical Athens

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Produktbeschreibung

In this careful and compelling study, Ryan K. Balot brings together political theory, classical history, and ancient philosophy in order to re-conceive of courage as a specifically democratic virtue.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 426
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 721g
• ISBN-13: 9780190879525
• ISBN-10: 0190879521
• Artikelnr.: 54552162

Autorenporträt

Ryan K. Balot is Professor of Political Science and Classics at the University of Toronto. He is the author or editor of three volumes.

Inhaltsangabe

* Chapter 1 Introduction: A Theory of Democratic Courage
* Part I: The Periclean Ideology and Its Critics
* Chapter 2 The Periclean Model
* Chapter 3 Free Speech, Democratic Deliberation, and Courage
* Chapter 4 Writing Courage into Democratic History: Aeschylean and
Herodotean Perspectives
* Chapter 5 New Faces of Athenian Courage: The Pursuit of Imperialism
* Chapter 6 Democratic Courage and the Platonic Laches
* Chapter 7 Isocratean Reflections: Athens' Courage, Imperialism, and
Eudaimonism
* Part II: Equality, Emotion, and Civic Education
* Chapter 8 Courage, Equality, and Military Recognition in Democratic
Athens
* Chapter 9 Revisiting the "Standard Model" of Greek Courage
* Chapter 10 The Courageous Passions of Democratic Athens
* Chapter 11 Shame, Honor, and the Constitution of Role Models
* Chapter 12 Cocky Athenian Men?
* Chapter 13 Tragic Explorations of Courage, Freedom, and
Self-Knowledge
* Part III: Athens' Ideology of Eudaimonism
* Chapter 14 Athenian Eudaimonism in Thought and Action
* Chapter 15 Eudaimonistic "Paradoxes" and Resolutions
* Chapter 16 Conclusion: Three Challenges
* Bibliography
* Index