Greek political thought
By: Ryan K. Balot.
Series: Ancient cultures; Ancient cultures (Malden, Mass.)
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9781405100298; 9781405100304
Subjects: Political science -- Greece -- History.
Description: "While ancient Greek thought is widely acknowledged as the major source of political ideals such as freedom and equality, ancient Greek practices including slavery, the subordination of women, and imperialism have been condemned as undemocratic and immoral. So is ancient Greek political thought still relevant today? In this wide-ranging history, Ryan Balot shows what ancient Greek political texts might mean to citizens of the twenty-first century."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: How to do Greek political thought; title: Archaic Greece and the centrality of justice; title: Democratic political thinking at Athens; title: Criticizing democracy in late fifth-century Athens; title: Imperialism; title: Fourth century revisions; title: Aristotle's political thought; title: Hellenistic political thought; title: Epilogue: The question of politics.