E. Buzzetti

Xenophon the Socratic Prince

The Argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An interpretation of Xenophon's Anabasis of Cyrus, paralleling the text to Machiavelli's The Prince, and focusing on the question: How did the Socratic education help Xenophon reconcile morality with effectiveness, the noble with the good, as a ruler?

Produktdetails

• Recovering Political Philosophy
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-33330-8
• 2014
• Seitenzahl: 337
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 560g
• ISBN-13: 9781137333308
• ISBN-10: 1137333308
• Artikelnr.: 40453144

Autorenporträt

Eric Buzzetti is Principal and Associate Professor in the Liberal Arts College at Concordia University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Political Life and the Socratic Education PART I: THE KINGSHIP OF CYRUS 1. 'The Godlike King' (Book One) PART II: THE KINGSHIP OF KLEARCHOS 2. 'The Pious King' (Book Two) PART III: THE KINGSHIP OF XENOPHON 'The Socratic King' (Books Three through Seven) 3. Book Three: Piety 4. Book Four: Courage 5. Book Five: Justice 6. Book Six: Gratitude 7. Book Seven: The Love of the Soldier (PHILOSTRATI?T?S) Conclusion: The Argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus