num_pages: 346
description: This book is a study of the ways in which classical Athenian texts represent and evaluate the morality of deception. It is particularly concerned with the way in which the telling of lies was a problem for the world's first democracy and compares this problem with the modern Western situation. There are major sections on Greek tragedy, comedy, oratory, historiography and philosophy.
language: English
title: Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens
titlecomplete: Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens
genres: Philosophy
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Cambridge University Press