Cynthia Farrar

Origins of Democratic Thinking (eBook, PDF)

The Invention of Politics in Classical Athens

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Produktbeschreibung

The ancient Greeks invented democracy. They also invented political theory. This book seeks to show that these were not unrelated achievements. The development of political theory accompanied the growth of democracy at Athens in the fifth century BC. By analysing the writings of Protagoras the sophist, Thucydides the historian, and Democritus the cosmologist in the context of political developments and speculation about the universe, Dr Farrar reveals the existence of a distinctive approach to the characterisation of democratic order, and in doing so demonstrates the virtues of Thucydides' historical conception of politics. Thucydides' history is shown to be an argument for the political force of historical judgement.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 1989
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511872631
• Artikelnr.: 41496052

Autorenporträt

Cynthia Farrar is an independent scholar and civic entrepreneur. She is the author of articles on various aspects of ancient and modern democratic theory and practice. Her research has fueled groundbreaking work with Yale, New Haven's Community Foundation, and her production company, Purple States. Through democratically structured partnerships between communities and institutions, face-to-face deliberations, video storytelling, and a Civic Leagues structure for local engagement, she has renewed inclusive democratic citizenship.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Introduction
Preface
1. Ancient reflections: a force for us
2. Order in autonomy: the ungoverned cosmos and the democratic community
3. Protagoras: measuring man
4. Man's measurings: cosmos and community
5. Thucydides: reflecting history - man and the community
6. Democritus: reflecting man - the individual and the cosmos
7. Living democracy?
Bibliography
Indexes.