Political dissent in democratic Athens : intellectual critics of popular rule / Josiah Ober.
Political dissent in democratic Athens : intellectual critics of popular rule / Josiah Ober.
Political dissent in democratic Athens : intellectual critics of popular rule / Josiah Ober.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998.
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N938.506/1
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xiv, 417 p. ; 24 cm.
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Ch. 1. The Problem of Dissent: Criticism as Contest -- Ch. 2. Public Speech and Brute Fact: Thucydides -- Ch. 3. Essence and Enactment: Aristophanes Ecclesiazusae -- Ch. 4. Justice, Knowledge, Power: Plato Apology, Crito, Gorgias, Republic -- Ch. 5. Eloquence, Leadership, Memory: Isocrates Antidosis...
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998.
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New Jersey
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c1998.
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Since it was no longer self-evident that "better men" meant "better government," critics of democracy sought new arguments to explain the relationship among politics, ethics, and morality. Ober offers fresh readings of the political works of Thucydides, Plato, and Aristotle, among others, by placing them in the context of a competitive community of...
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Political dissent in democratic Athens : intellectual critics of popular rule / Josiah Ober.
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Martin classical lectures. New series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-401) and indexes.
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c1998.
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0691001227
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937 s
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