The chapter begins by charting the dialectical engagement between thought and practice in archaic Athens. It emphasizes democratic Athens, as opposed to other ancient democracies, because Athens, as a wealthy imperial city, was not only the epicentre of classical political philosophy, but also Greece...
The chapter begins briefly with the Persian Wars, looking closely at Marathon where the youthful Athenian democracy triumphed over the far greater power of Persia. War's impact on this emerging democratic community set the course for more than 150 years, until in 322 the representatives of anothe...
In the United States, the benefits of citizenship have never been more uncertain. We have the most extensive national security in the world, a clear benefit even if it is an order of magnitude larger than it needs to be. The recent adoption of “Obamacare” begins to move us closer to ...
Democracy as the participatory practice of citizens (Loenen, 1997) in education is not new, it has been discussed and theorized since its inception in thepolisof Athens. An individualisticconception of democracyin education is based on the thinking of Enlightenment philosophers such asKant (1784/19...
In book VIII ofThe Republic,Plato begins to describe several stages of government that are intolerable, yet unavoidable. Plato predicts a society with an enormous socioeconomic gap, where the poor remain poor and the rich become richer off the blood and sweat of others. In this instance, the...
The melding of political and economic influence documented by Gilens and Page has placed America on the pathway described by Oxford’s Stein Ringen: “In Athens,democracy disintegratedwhen the rich grew super-rich, refused to play by the rules and undermined the established system of government. ...
That can be answered in due course. There are three places in the Apology that provide evidence about Socrates's attitude towards the democracy in Athens. The first is at 20e, where Socrates relates the story of Chaerephon asking Delphi if anyone was wiser than Socrates. He says that ...
You’ll also explore some of the most treasured islands found in the Mediterranean! Your adventure begins in Athens, a treasure trove of ancient civilization that has been incredibly memorialized in the form of ruins, museums and iconic spaces that are still in use. Ferry to Crete, Greece’s...
whether of prudence or of its own laws; how Cleonʼs doctrine of Force more and more prevailed, notably in the barbarous treatment of Melos, an innocent neutral; how the Assembly turned its fury on unsuccessful commanders, and even on successful ones, until one begins to wonder why any ge...
Build it in a way that is scalable, begins to represent an archive that demonstrates we are pretty good at coming up with solutions Architecting an environment where we experience each other as people, as citizens, seems to be an important challenge ...