Taming Politics: Plato and the Democratic Roots of Tyrannical Man
Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE GORGIAS -- 1. GORGIAS -- 1.1. Gorgias and Pericles' Generation -- 1.2. Freedom and Power -- 1.3. The Rhetor's Freedom -- 1.4. Collective Wisdom -- 1.5. Pericles, Polis Tyrannos and the Patron-Tyrant Concept -- 1.6. Athenian Archē -...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stuttgart
Franz Steiner Verlag
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | Die demokratischen Ursprünge der tyrannischen Autokratie in Platons Dialog "Gorgias" (2020) (Otto, Eckart, 1944 -)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in Ancient Monarchies
v.5 |
| Further subjects: | B
Plato
B Electronic books |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9783515124577 |
| Summary: | Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE GORGIAS -- 1. GORGIAS -- 1.1. Gorgias and Pericles' Generation -- 1.2. Freedom and Power -- 1.3. The Rhetor's Freedom -- 1.4. Collective Wisdom -- 1.5. Pericles, Polis Tyrannos and the Patron-Tyrant Concept -- 1.6. Athenian Archē -- 1.7. Absolute Sovereignty and Absolute Self-Sufficiency -- 1.8. Summary -- 2. POLUS -- 2.1. Polus and the Post-Periclean Generation -- 2.2. Archelaus -- 2.3. Polus and the Arginusae Scandal -- 2.4. The Concept of Freedom to Do What One Pleases -- 2.5. Plato and the Concept of Freedom to Do What One Pleases -- 2.6. Plato and the Destructive Nature of the Concept of Freedom to Do What One Pleases -- 2.7. Polus and Emulating the Happy Tyrant -- 2.8. Summary -- 3. CALLICLES -- 3.1. Callicles and Alcibiades' Generation -- 3.2. Callicles and Shame -- 3.3. Callicles and Erōs -- 3.4. Erōs, Demos, Expansionism and Alcibiades -- 3.5. Callicles and the Tyrant's Erōs -- 3.6. Callicles and Pleonexia -- 3.7. Vita Activa and Vita Contemplativa -- 3.8. The Doctrine of the Right of the Stronger -- 3.9. Socrates and Solon -- 3.10. Summary -- III. THE REPUBLIC -- 1. TYRANNICAL MAN AND PHILOSOPHER-KING -- 1.1. Thrasymachus, Callicles and Polus -- 1.2. Thrasymachus and Thucydides -- 1.3. Glaucon and Adeimantus -- 1.4. Philosopher-King -- 1.5. Mirror of Tyrants -- 1.6. Politicus and the Mirror of Tyrants -- 1.7. Tyrannical Man, the Demagogue and the Populist -- 1.8. Summary -- IV. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS -- V. BIBLIOGRAPHY -- 1. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- 2. WORKS CITED -- VI. INDEX -- 1. INDEX LOCORUM -- 2. GENERAL INDEX. |
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| ISBN: | 3515124586 |