Xenophon the Socratic Prince - The Argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus

Informationen zum Autor Eric Buzzetti is Principal and Associate Professor in the Liberal Arts College at Concordia University, Canada. Klappentext An interpretation of Xenophon's Anabasis of Cyrus! paralleling the text to Machiavelli's The Prince! and focusing on the question: How did the Socratic education help Xenophon reconcile morality with effectiveness! the noble with the good! as a ruler? Zusammenfassung An interpretation of Xenophon's Anabasis of Cyrus! paralleling the text to Machiavelli's The Prince! and focusing on the question: How did the Socratic education help Xenophon reconcile morality with effectiveness! the noble with the good! as a ruler? Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Political Life and the Socratic Education PART I: THE KINGSHIP OF CYRUS 1. 'The Godlike King' (Book One) PART II: THE KINGSHIP OF KLEARCHOS 2. 'The Pious King' (Book Two) PART III: THE KINGSHIP OF XENOPHON 'The Socratic King' (Books Three through Seven) 3. Book Three: Piety 4. Book Four: Courage 5. Book Five: Justice 6. Book Six: Gratitude 7. Book Seven: The Love of the Soldier (PHILOSTRATI?T?S) Conclusion: The Argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus

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Introduction: The Political Life and the Socratic Education PART I: THE KINGSHIP OF CYRUS 1. 'The Godlike King' (Book One) PART II: THE KINGSHIP OF KLEARCHOS 2. 'The Pious King' (Book Two) PART III: THE KINGSHIP OF XENOPHON 'The Socratic King' (Books Three through Seven) 3. Book Three: Piety 4. Book Four: Courage 5. Book Five: Justice 6. Book Six: Gratitude 7. Book Seven: The Love of the Soldier (PHILOSTRATI?T?S) Conclusion: The Argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus

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• Authors: E Buzzetti, E. Buzzetti, Eric Buzzetti
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2015
• EAN: 9781349462162
• ISBN: 978-1-349-46216-2
• No. of pages: 354
• Series: Recovering Political Philosophy; Recovering Political Philosoph; Recovering Political Philosophy
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