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In this careful and compelling study, Ryan K. Balot brings together political theory, classical history, and ancient philosophy in order to re-conceive of courage as a specifically democratic virtue. Ranging from Thucydides and Aristophanes to the Greek tragedians and Plato, Balot shows that the ancient Athenians constructed a novel vision of courage that linked this virtue to fundamental democratic ideals such as freedom, equality, and practical rationality. The Athenian ideology of courage had practical implications for the conduct of war, for gender relations, and for the citizens' self-image as democrats. In revising traditional ideals, Balot argues, the Athenians reimagined the emotional and cognitive motivations for courage in ways that will unsettle and transform our contemporary discourses. Without losing sight of political tensions and practical conflicts, Balot illustrates the merits of the Athenian ideal, provocatively explaining its potential to enlarge our contemporary understandings of politics and ethics. The result is a remarkably interdisciplinary work that has significant implications for the theory and practice of democracy, both ancient and modern.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Pełny tytuł: Courage in the Democratic Polis
• Autor: Balot, Ryan K. (Professor of Political Science and Classics, University of Toronto)
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Twarda
• Liczba stron: 424
• EAN: 9780199982158
• ISBN: 0199982155
• ID: 02558153
• Wydawca: Oxford University Press Inc
• Waga: 752 g
• Wymiary: 173 × 243 × 36 mm
• Data wydania: 03. April 2014

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