Books written by Melissa Lane
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Greek and Roman Political Ideas: A Pelican Introduction
Was Rome, then, best described as an aristocracy, in virtue of the Senate's important role within it? The Senate had originally been the preserve of elite kinship groups. But, over time, wealthy plebeians joined the elite, and together ...
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The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter
"--Josiah Ober, author of The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece "This is the best introduction to ancient political thought--accessible, stimulating, thoughtful, and accurate.
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Plato's Progeny: How Plato and Socrates Still Captivate the Modern Mind
... 142 Hankins, James, 141 Harrington, James, 130 Harris, Jose, 102, 149 Hegel, Georg, on cultural evolution of Athens, 32-3, 33–5, 40, 143; and Hölderlin, 78; Jowett on, 100; and Neoplatonism, 67; and political idealism, 94,118, 149; ...
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Plato's Statesman: A Philosophical Discussion
Plato's Statesman, A Philosophical Discussion, is the second volume in the Plato Dialogue Project series.
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Plato's Statesman: A Philosophical Discussion
... rulers or number of ruled ( as with O / D and P / B ) .35 However neither utilizes the appeal to the idiotēs , and ... kings ' or ' statesmen ? Moreover to be basilikos – genuinely to merit the name “ basileus ' one must possess basilikē ...
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Eco-Republic: What the Ancients Can Teach Us about Ethics, Virtue, and Sustainable Living
Offering a unique reflection on the ethics and politics of sustainability, the book goes beyond standard approaches to virtue ethics in philosophy and current debates about happiness in economics and psychology.