Democracy and the History of Political Tho...

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This volume provides a fresh perspective on current democratic theory and practice by recovering the rich evaluations of democracy in the history of political thought. Each essay addresses a single thinker’s reflections on the virtues and defects of democracy and the relationship between democracy and other regimes.

Über den Autor

Stephen Patrick Sims is assistant professor of political science at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Stephen A. Block is senior lecturer of political science at Baylor University, where he teaches political philosophy and Constitutional law.
Patrick N. Cain teaches political philosophy, politics and literature, and constitutional law in Lakehead University's Political Science department.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Politics of Democracy by Stephen A. Block, Patrick N. Cain, and Stephen Patrick Sims
Chapter 1: To Bear the Blame for All Time: The Role of Judah in the Joseph Story by J. David Alvis
Chapter 2: Of Power, Worthiness, and Equality: Homeric Melancholia and Democratic Theory by Arlene W. Saxonhouse
Chapter 3: Equality of Speech: Athenian Democracy in the Histories of Herodotus by Ann Ward
Chapter 4: Democracy and Demagogy in Thucydides by Steven Forde
Chapter 5: Plato's Democratic Moment by Mary P. Nichols
Chapter 6: Aristotle on Statesmanship, Freedom, and the Spirit of Democracy by Stephen A. Block
Chapter 7: Cicero's Populism by Stephen Patrick Sims
Chapter 8: Reflections on Augustine and Democracy by Douglas Kries
Chapter 9: Democracy in Muslim Spain: Averroes's Domestic Account of Popular Rule by Alexander Orwin
Chapter 10: Thomas Aquinas on Democracy and the Best Regime by Patrick N. Cain
Chapter 11: Machiavelli on the Possibilities and Problems of Democratic Politics by Cather

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2021
Genre:	Importe , Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781793621610
ISBN-10:	1793621616
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion:	Cain, Patrick N. Sims, Stephen Patrick Block, Stephen A.
Hersteller:	Lexington Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 23 mm
Von/Mit:	Patrick N. Cain (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	23.06.2021
Gewicht:	0,808 kg