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Informationen zum Autor RYAN K. BALOT The editor is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. The author of Greed and Injustice in Classical Athens (Princeton, 2001) and Greek Political Thought (Blackwell, 2006), he specializes in the history of political thought. CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS VOLUME Ryan K. Balot, Todd Breyfogle, Eric Brown, Paul Cartledge, Craige B. Champion, Timothy Chappell, David J. Depew, Arthur M. Eckstein, Matt Edge, Sara Forsdyke, John Gibert, David E. Hahm, Dean Hammer, Charles W. Hedrick Jr, Zena Hitz, Rachana Kamtekar, Robert A. Kaster, David Konstan, Peter Liddel, Paul W. Ludwig, Christopher Nadon, Debra Nails, Carlos F. Noreña, Josiah Ober, Robin Osborne, Kurt A. Raaflaub, P. J. Rhodes, Arlene W. Saxonhouse, Malcolm Schofield, Giulia Sissa, Philip A. Stadter, W. Jeffrey Tatum, Robert W. Wallace, Catherine H. Zuckert Klappentext Comprises 34 essays from leading scholars in history, classics, philosophy, and political science to illuminate Greek and Roman political thought in all its diversity and depth.* Offers a broad survey of ancient political thought from Archaic Greece through Late Antiquity* Approaches ancient political philosophy from both a normative and historical focus* Examines Greek and Roman political thought within historical context and contemporary debate* Explores the role of ancient political thought in a range of philosophies, such as the individual and community, human rights, religion, and cosmopolitanism Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors x Acknowledgments xvi Note on Translations xvii List of Abbreviations xviii PART I The Broad View 1 1 Introduction: Rethinking the History of Greek and Roman Political Thought 3 Ryan K. Balot 2 What is Politics in the Ancient World? 20 Dean Hammer 3 Early Greek Political Thought in Its Mediterranean Context 37 Kurt A. Raaflaub 4 Civic Ideology and Citizenship 57 P. J. Rhodes 5 Public Action and Rational Choice in Classical Greek Political Theory 70 Josiah Ober 6 Imperial Ideologies, Citizenship Myths, and Legal Disputes in Classical Athens and Republican Rome 85 Craige B. Champion 7 Gendered Politics, or the Self-Praise of Andres Agathoi 100 Giulia Sissa 8 The Religious Contexts of Ancient Political Thought 118 Robin Osborne PART II Democracies and Republics 131 9 Democracy Ancient and Modern 133 Peter Liddel 10 ''Rights,'' Individuals, and Communities in Ancient Greece 149 Paul Cartledge and Matt Edge 11 Personal Freedom in Greek Democracies, Republican Rome, and Modern Liberal States 164 Robert W. Wallace 12 The Mixed Constitution in Greek Thought 178 David E. Hahm 13 Republican Virtues 199 Malcolm Schofield 14 Roman Democracy? 214 W. Jeffrey Tatum PART III The Virtues and Vices of One-Man Rule 229 15 The Uses and Abuses of Tyranny 231 Sara Forsdyke 16 Hellenistic Monarchy in Theory and Practice 247 Arthur M. Eckstein 17 The Ethics of Autocracy in the Roman World 266 Carlos F. Noren¿a PART IV The Passions of Ancient Politics 281 18 Political Animals: Pathetic Animals 283 Giulia Sissa 19 Anger, Eros, and Other Political Passions in Ancient Greek Thought 294 Paul W. Ludwig<...
