| Early Greek Political Thought from Homer to the Sophists Contributor(s): Gagarin, Michael (Editor), Geuss, Raymond (Editor), Skinner, Quentin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521437687 ISBN-13: 9780521437684 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $53.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1995 Annotation: This edition of early Greek writings on social and political issues includes works by more than thirty authors. There is a particular emphasis on the sophists, with the inclusion of all of their significant surviving texts, and the works of Alcidamas, Antisthenes and the Old Oligarch are also represented. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Political Science | Reference |
| Dewey: 880.803 |
| LCCN: 94036323 |
| Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.54" W x 8.74" (1.17 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |