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Democracy, Justice, and Equality in Ancient Greece - Historical and Philosophical Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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Democracy, Justice, and Equality in Ancient Greece - Historical and Philosophical Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Series: Philosophical Studies Series, 132
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The original essays in this volume discuss ideas relating to
democracy, political justice, equality and inequalities in the
distribution of resources and public goods. These issues were as
vigorously debated at the height of ancient Greek democracy as they
are in many democratic societies today. Contributing authors
address these issues and debates about them from both philosophical
and historical perspectives. Readers will discover research on the
role of Athenian democracy in moderating economic inequality and
reducing poverty, on ancient debates about how to respond to inborn
and social inequalities, and on Plato's and Aristotle's critiques
of Greek participatory democracies. Early chapters examine Plato's
views on equality, justice, and the distribution of political and
non-political goods, including his defense of the abolition of
private property for the ruling classes and of the equality of
women in his ideal constitution and polis. Other papers discuss
views of Socrates or Aristotle that are particularly relevant to
contemporary political and economic disputes about punishment,
freedom, slavery, the status of women, and public education, to
name a few. This thorough consideration of the ancient Greeks' work
on democracy, justice, and equality will appeal to scholars and
researchers of the history of philosophy, Greek history, classics,
as well as those with an interest in political philosophy.
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