A Companion to Greek and Roman Political Thought. Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World.

From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - A very good and clean copy. - Justice, virtue, and citizenship were at the center of political life in ancient Greece and Rome and were frequently discussed by classical poets, historians, and philosophers. 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. These essays strike a judicious yet thought-provoking balance between theoretical and historical perspectives. A Companion to Greek and Roman Political Thought is an authoritative guide to the ancient Greek and Roman political questions that continue to shape and challenge the modern world. - Contents: Introduction: Rethinking the History of Greek and Roman Political Thought: Ryan K. Balot -- What is Politics in the Ancient World?: Dean Hammer -- Early Greek Political Thought in Its Mediterranean Context: Kurt A. Raaflaub -- Civic Ideology and Citizenship: P. J. Rhodes -- Public Action and Rational Choice in Classical Greek Political Theory: Josiah Ober -- Imperial Ideologies, Citizenship Myths, and Legal Disputes in Classical Athens and Republican Rome: Craigs B. Champion -- Gendered Politics, or the Self-Praise of Andres Agathoi: Giulia Sissa -- The Religious Contexts of Ancient Political Thought: Robin Osborne -- Democracy Ancient and Modern: Peter Liddel -- �Rights,� Individuals, and Communities in Ancient Greece: Paul Cartledge and Matt Edge -- Personal Freedom in Greek Democracies, Republican Rome, and Modern Liberal States: Robert W. Wallace -- The Mixed Constitution in Greek Thought: David E. Hahm -- Republican Virtues: Malcolm Schofield -- Roman Democracy?: W. Jeffrey Tatum -- The Uses and Abuses of Tyranny: Sara Forsdyke -- Hellenistic Monarchy in Theory and Practice: Arthur M. Eckstein -- The Ethics of Autocracy in the Roman World: Carlos F. Noreha -- Political Animals: Pathetic Animals: Giulia Sissa -- Anger, Eros, and Other Political Passions in Ancient Greek Thought: Paul W. Ludwig -- Some Passionate Performances in Late Republican Rome: Robert A. Kaster -- The Trial and Death of Socrates: Debra Nails -- The Politics of Plato�s Socrates: Rachana Kamtekar -- Freedom, Tyranny, and the Political Man: Plato�s Republic and Gorgias, a Study in Contrasts: Arlene W. Saxonhouse -- Plato on the Sovereignty of Law: Zena Hitz -- �Naturalism� in Aristotle�s Political Philosophy: Timothy Chappell -- The Ethics of Aristotle�s Politics: David J. Depew -- Imitating Virtue and Avoiding Vice: Ethical Functions of Biography, History, and Philosophy Charles W. Hedrick, Jr. -- Greek Drama and Political Thought: John Gibert -- Character in Politics: Philip A. Stadter -- Cosmopolitan Traditions: David Konstan -- False Idles: The Politics of the �Quiet Life�: Eric Brown -- Citizenship and Signs: Rethinking Augustine on the Two Cities: Todd Breyfogle -- Republicanism: Ancient, Medieval, and Beyond: Christopher Nadon -- Twentieth Century Revivals of Ancient Political Thought: Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss: Catherine H. Zuckert. ISBN 9781405151436