This wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought shows what ancient political texts might mean to citizens of the twenty-first century.
- A provocative and wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought
- Demonstrates what ancient Greek works of political philosophy might mean to citizens of the twenty-first century
- Examines an array of poetic, historical, and philosophical texts in an effort to locate Greek political thought in its cultural context
- Pays careful attention to the distinctively ancient connections between politics and ethics
- Structured around key themes such as the origins of political thought, political self-definition, revolutions in political thought, democracy and imperialism
Preface and Acknowledgments.
Abbreviations.
1. Introduction: How to Do Greek Political Thought.
2. Archaic Greece and the Centrality of Justice.
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.
3. Democratic Political Thinking at Athens.
Evidence and Sources.
Democracy Ancient and Modern.
Democratic Conceptions of Freedom.
Democratic Deliberation.
Courage, Trust, and Leadership.
Democratic Political Thlc.
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