Freedom, Reason, and the Polis: Volume 24, Part 2

Essays in Ancient Greek Political Philosophy

Fred Miller, Jr editor David Keyt editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:2nd Jul '07

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Essays by prominent contemporary philosophers exploring how questions of law were addressed by ancient political thinkers.

What is the nature of law? Does our obligation to obey the law extend to unjust laws? From what source do lawmakers derive legitimate authority? What principles should guide us in the design of political institutions? These essays explore how these questions were addressed by ancient political thinkers.What is the nature of law? Does our obligation to obey the law extend to unjust laws? From what source do lawmakers derive legitimate authority? What principles should guide us in the design of political institutions? The essays in this collection, written by prominent contemporary philosophers, explore how these questions were addressed by ancient political thinkers, including the Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics and Epicureans. Classical theories of human nature and their implications for political theory are examined, as is the meaning of freedom and coercion in Plato's thought. Plato's idea that philosophers should be political rulers receives scrutiny, too. Other essays ask what we can learn from ancient thinkers like Aristotle about the principles of constitutional design or the limits of political obligation.

' It is a collection of texts of exceptional quality, written by distinguished specialists (except for one, all are American.' Revue philsophique de Louvain

ISBN: 9780521710121

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm

Weight: 460g

340 pages