First democracy : the challenge of an ancient idea /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780198039389 0198039387 9781429438476 1429438479 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction : democracy and its doubles
- 2. The life and death of democracy
- 3. Freedom from tyranny (and from being a tyrant)
- 4. Harmony
- 5. The rule of law (nomos)
- 6. Natural equality
- 7. Citizen wisdom
- 8. Reasoning without knowledge
- 9. Education (paideia)
- 10. Afterword : Are Americans ready for democracy?