Theories of Tyranny: From Plato to Arendt.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - leichte Randl�ren und minimal besto�n, Fleck auf Fu�chnitt, Bleistifteintrag auf Schmutztitel, sonst sehr gut / slight edgewear and minimally bumped, stain on bottom edge, pencil entry on half title, otherwise very good. - This book explores a little-noticed tradition in the history of European political thought. From Plato and Aristotle to Tacitus and Machiavelli, and from Tocqueville to Max Weber and Hannah Arendt, political thinkers have examined the tyrannies of their times and have wondered how these tyrannies come about, how they work, and how they might be defeated. In examining this perennial problem of tyranny, Roger Boesche looks at how these thinkers borrowed from the past�thus entering into an established dialogue�to analyze the present. Although obviously tyrannies are not identical over time (Hitler certainly did not rule as did Nero), we can learn partial lessons from past thinkers that can help us to understand twentieth-century tyrannies better. / CONTENTS Preface Introduction 1. Plato: The Political Psychology of Tyranny 2. Aristotle: Tyranny as Unnatural 3. Tacitus: Tyranny as a Politics of Pretense 4. Machiavelli: Defeating Princely Tyrannies 5. Montesquieu�s Two Theories of Despotism: Fearing Monarchs and Merchants 6. Tocqueville: The Pleasures of Servitude 7. Marx: Despotism of Class and Workplace 8. Freud: The Reproduction of Tyranny 9. Weber: The Inevitability of Bureaucratic Domination 10. Fromm, Neumann, and Arendt: Three Early Interpretations of Nazi Germany Conclusion: Thinking About Tyranny Afterword Index. ISBN 9780271014586