Title: Courage in the Democratic Polis
Description: Brings together political theory, classical history, and ancient philosophy in order to reinterpret courage as a specifically democratic value, linked to ideals such as freedom, equality, and rationality, and with implications for the conduct of war, gender relations, and citizens' self-image as democrats.
Subjects: Courage, Conduct of life, Democracy, Athens (greece), politics and government, Early works to 1800, Politics and government, History