This edition of early Greek writings on social and political issues includes works by more than thirty authors, including the sophists, poets, tragedians, historians, medical writers and presocratic philosophers. Besides political theory, ancient political thought includes early sociology, anthropology, ethics and rhetoric, and the wide range of issues discussed includes the origin of human society, the origin of law, the nature of justice, the forms of good government, and the distribution of power among genders and social classes.
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"Gagarin and Woodruff have made a selection so generous that one could easily carve out one's more limited selections, according to one's special theme or purpose....this volume deserves a cordial welcome." Trevor J. Saunders, Canadian Philosophical Review
"Because of its wide range of materials included and the helpful editorial additions, this is an extremely valuable anthology, certainly the best in its field. It would be an excellent text to use in courses on ancient political thought." R.K., Ethics
"Because of its wide range of materials included and the helpful editorial additions, this is an extremely valuable anthology, certainly the best in its field. It would be an excellent text to use in courses on ancient political thought." R.K., Ethics
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Including the works of more than thirty authors, this edition of early Greek writings on social and political issues includes the origin of human society and law; the nature of justice and good government; the distribution of power among genders and social classes.
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- The Persian Wars (Modern Library College Editions) by Herodotus in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 289
- The Iphigenia in Tauris by Euripides on page 63, and page 66
- Political Writings by Jean-Francois Lyotard in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy by Donald J. Zeyl on 6 pages
- Voices of Ancient Philosophy: An Introductory Reader by Julia Annas on page 375, page 404, and page 430
- A History of Political Thought: From Ancient Greece to Early Christianity by Janet Coleman in Front Matter, page 45, and Back Matter
- Voices of Ancient Philosophy: An Introductory Reader by Julia Annas on page 375, and page 430
- A Companion to Socrates (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy) by Sara Ahbel-Rappe on page 46, and page 227
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