A Companion to Greek and Roman Political Thought

Balot, Ryan K. (Editor)

Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World

1. Edition December 2012
688 Pages, Softcover
Handbook/Reference Book

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This Companion illuminates Greek and Roman political thought in all its range, diversity, and depth. Thirty-four essays from leading scholars in history, classics, philosophy, and political science provide stimulating discussions of classical political thought, ranging from the Archaic Greek epics to the final days of the Roman Empire and beyond. An authoritative guide to the ancient Greek and Roman political questions that continue to shape and challenge the modern world, these essays strike a judicious, yet thought-provoking, balance between theoretical and historical perspectives.

ISBN: 978-1-118-45135-9

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Comprises 34 essays from leading scholars in history, classics, philosophy, and political science to illuminate Greek and Roman political thought in all its diversity and depth.
* Offers a broad survey of ancient political thought from Archaic Greece through Late Antiquity
* Approaches ancient political philosophy from both a normative and historical focus
* Examines Greek and Roman political thought within historical context and contemporary debate
* Explores the role of ancient political thought in a range of philosophies, such as the individual and community, human rights, religion, and cosmopolitanism

Notes on Contributors.

Acknowledgments.

Note on Translations.

List of Abbreviations.

PART I: The Broad View.

PART II: Democracies and Republics.

PART III The Virtues and Vices of One-Man Rule.

PART IV The Passions of Ancient Politics.

PART VI Constructing Political Narrative.

PART VII Antipolitics.

PART VIII Receptions.

References.

Index of Subjects.

Index Locorum.

"Of note is the indispensable list of primary sources and a prodigious bibliography of secondary texts. These alone probably justify the purchase price." (CHOICE, 2009)

Ryan K. Balot is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. The author of Greed and Injustice in Classical Athens (2001) and Greek Political Thought (Blackwell, 2006), he specializes in the history of political thought.

R. K. Balot, University of Toronto, Canada