A companion to Greek and Roman political thought

Weitere Verfasser: Balot, Ryan K. 1969-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
Umfang/Format: XXVIII, 659 p. ; 25 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Literature and culture
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Part I: The Broad View 1 Introduction: Rethinking the History of Greek and Roman Political Thought: Ryan K. Balot (University of Toronto) 2 What is Politics in the Ancient World?: Dean Hammer (Franklin and Marshall College) 3 Early Greek Political Thought in Its Mediterranean Context: Kurt A. Raaflaub (Brown University) 4 Civic Ideology and Citizenship: P. J. Rhodes (University of Durham) 5 Public Action and Rational Choice in Classical Greek: Political Theory: Josiah Ober (Stanford University) 6 Imperial Ideologies, Citizenship Myths, and Legal Disputes in Classical Athens and Republican Rome: Craige B. Champion (Syracuse University) 7 Gendered Politics, or the Self-Praise of Andres Agathoi: Giulia Sissa (University of California, Los Angeles) 8 The Religious Contexts of Ancient Political Thought: Robin Osborne (University of Cambridge) Part II: Democracies and Republics 9 Democracy Ancient and Modern: Peter Liddel (University of Manchester) 10 ‘‘Rights,’’ Individuals, and Communities in Ancient Greece: Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge) and Matt Edge (University of Cambridge) 11 Personal Freedom in Greek Democracies, Republican Rome, and Modern Liberal States: Robert W. Wallace (Northwestern University) 12 The Mixed Constitution in Greek Thought: David E. Hahm (Ohio State University, Columbus) 13 Republican Virtues 199: Malcolm Schofield (University of Cambridge) 14 Roman Democracy?: W. Jeffrey Tatum (University of Sydney) Part III: The Virtues and Vices of One-Man Rule 15 The Uses and Abuses of Tyranny: Sara Forsdyke (University of Michigan) 16 Hellenistic Monarchy in Theory and Practice: Arthur M. Eckstein (University of Maryland) 17 The Ethics of Autocracy in the Roman World: Carlos F. Norenã (University of California, Berkeley)
  • Part IV: The Passions of Ancient Politics Political Animals 18 Pathetic Animals: Giulia Sissa (University of California, Los Angeles) 19 Anger, Eros, and Other Political Passions in Ancient Greek Thought: Paul W. Ludwig (St John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland) 20 Some Passionate Performances in Late Republican Rome: Robert A. Kaster (Princeton University) Part V: The Athens of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle 21 The Trial and Death of Socrates: Debra Nails (Michigan State University) 22 The Politics of Plato’s Socrates: Rachana Kamtekar (University of Arizona) 23 Freedom, Tyranny, and the Political Man: Plato’s Republic and Gorgias, a Study in Contrasts: Arlene W. Saxonhouse (University of Michigan) 24 Plato on the Sovereignty of Law: Zena Hitz (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) 25 ‘‘Naturalism’’ in Aristotle’s Political Philosophy: Timothy Chappell (Open University) 26 The Ethics of Aristotle’s Politics: David J. Depew (University of Iowa) Part VI Constructing Political Narrative 27 Imitating Virtue and Avoiding Vice: Ethical Functions of Biography, History, and Philosophy: Charles W. Hedrick, Jr (University of California, Santa Cruz) 28 Greek Drama and Political Thought: John Gibert (University of Colorado, Boulder) 29 Character in Politics: Philip A. Stadter (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Part VII: Antipolitics 30 Cosmopolitan Traditions: David Konstan (Brown University) 31 False Idles: The Politics of the ‘‘Quiet Life’’: Eric Brown 32 Citizenship and Signs: Rethinking Augustine on the Two Cities: Todd Breyfogle (Aspen Institute) Part VIII: Receptions 33 Republicanism: Ancient, Medieval, and Beyond: Christopher Nadon (Claremont McKenna College) 34 Twentieth Century Revivals of Ancient Political Thought: Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss: Catherine H. Zuckert (University of Notre Dame)