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Ancient Greek Democracy and American Republicanism : Prometheus in Political Theory.

Traces the remnants of Ancient Greek democratic thought in American Republicanism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Theodosiadis, Michail
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2025.
Series:Edinburgh Studies in Comparative Political Theory and Intellectual History Series.
Subjects:
Republicanism > United States.
Democracy.
Philosophy, Ancient > Influence.
Républicanisme > États-Unis.
Philosophie ancienne > Influence.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Prometheanism and Action: Beyond Hannah Arendt
  • Chapter 2 Anti-Prometheanism: Political Pessimism and Liberal Optimism
  • Chapter 3 Dispensing the Leviathan: Ethical Memory and Parrhesia
  • Chapter 4 The French and the American Revolutions: 'No Voice but an Echo'
  • Chapter 5 American Populism: The 'Lost Promethean Treasure'
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Index