The Origins of Democratic Thinking

The Origins of Democratic Thinking PDF Author: Cynthia Farrar
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521375849
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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Book Description
Dr Farrar argues that the development of political theory accompanied the growth of democracy at Athens in the fifth century BC. By analysing the writings of Protagoras, Thucydides and Democritus in the context of political developments and speculation about the universe, she reveals the existence of a distinctive approach to the characterisation of democratic order, and in doing so demonstrates the virtues of Thucydides' historical conception of politics.