"Links modern political theorists with the Romans who inspired
them"
Roman contributions to political theory have been acknowledged
primarily in the province of law and administration. Even with a
growing interest among classicists in Roman political thought, most
political theorists view it as merely derivative of Greek
philosophy.
Focusing on the works of key Roman thinkers, Dean Hammer recasts
the legacy of their political thought, examining their imaginative
vision of a vulnerable political world and the relationship of the
individual to this realm. By bringing modern political theorists
into conversation with the Romans who inspired them--Arendt with
Cicero, Machiavelli with Livy, Montesquieu with Tacitus, Foucault
with Seneca--the author shows how both ancient Roman and modern
European thinkers seek to recover an attachment to the political
world that we actually inhabit, rather than to a utopia--a "perfect
nowhere" outside of the existing order.
Brimming with fresh interpretations of both ancient and modern
theorists, this book offers provocative reading for classicists,
political scientists, and anyone interested in political theory and
philosophy. It is also a timely meditation on the hidden ways in
which democracy can give way to despotism when the animating spirit
of politics succumbs to resignation, cynicism, and fear.
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