The advent of pluralism
Subtitle: diversity and conflict in the age of Sophocles
By: by Lauren J. Apfel
Series: Oxford classical monographs
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780199600625
Subjects: Pluralism; History
Description: In this study of the relationship between a modern philosophical idea and an ancient historical moment, Lauren Apfel explores how the notion of pluralism, made famous by Isaiah Berlin, features in the classical Greek world and, more specifically, in the thought of three of its most prominent figures: Protagoras Herodotus, and Sophocles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-373) and index.