Mara The Civic Conversations of Thucydides and Plato

Classical Political Philosophy and the Limits of Democracy
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7914-7799-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Argues for the contemporary importance of Thucydides and Plato for both democratic political theory and democratic citizens.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mara, Gerald M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

1. Political Space and Political Purpose in Contemporary Democratic Theory

2. The Borders of Rational Choice

3. Deliberating Democracy

4. Culture’s Justice

5. Proximate Others

6. Conclusion: Extending the Limits of Democracy

Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gerald M. Mara is Executive Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Professorial Lecturer in Government at Georgetown University and the author of Socrates' Discursive Democracy: Logos and Ergon in Platonic Political Philosophy, also published by SUNY Press.