Speaking for the Polis
Title | Speaking for the Polis PDF eBook |
Author | Takis Poulakos |
Publisher | Univ of South Carolina Press |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781570031779 |
Illumining Isocrates' effort to reformulate sophistic conceptions of rhetoric on the basis of the intellectual and political debates of his time, Poulakos contends that the father of humanistic studies and rival educator of Plato crafted a version of rhetoric that gave the art an important new role in the ethical and political activities of Athens.
Reading Greek
Title | Reading Greek PDF eBook |
Author | Joint Association of Classical Teachers. Greek Course |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 29 |
Release | 2007-07-30 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0521698510 |
Second edition of best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. This volume contains a narrative adapted entirely from ancient authors in order to encourage students rapidly to develop their reading skills. The texts and numerous illustrations also provide a good introduction to Greek culture.
Unthinking the Greek Polis
Title | Unthinking the Greek Polis PDF eBook |
Author | Kostas Vlassopoulos |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-08-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521188074 |
This 2007 study explores how modern scholars came to write Greek history from a Eurocentric perspective and challenges orthodox readings of Greek history as part of the history of the West. Since the Greeks lacked a national state or a unified society, economy or culture, the polis has helped to create a homogenising national narrative. This book re-examines old polarities such as those between the Greek poleis and Eastern monarchies, or between the ancient consumer and the modern producer city, in order to show the fallacies of standard approaches. It argues for the relevance of Aristotle's concept of the polis, which is interpreted in an intriguing manner. Finally, it proposes an alternative way of looking at Greek history as part of a Mediterranean world-system. This interdisciplinary study engages with debates on globalisation, nationalism, Orientalism and history writing, while also debating developments in classical studies.
Learn Ancient Greek
Title | Learn Ancient Greek PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Jones |
Publisher | Bristol Classical Press |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1998-04-24 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
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Based on the same principles that lay behind the book "Learn Latin", this book provides the chance to read real ancient Greek. It teaches the reader enough Greek in 20 chapters to be able to read selected passages from the New Testament and from Classical Greek literature.
The Language of Happiness
Title | The Language of Happiness PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Polis Schutz |
Publisher | Blue Mountain Arts |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780883964804 |
For this inspiring anthology, Susan Polis Schutz chose timeless words of wisdom by an impressive array of authors, poets, and philosophers to capture the essence of what it truly means to be happy.
Polis, Nation, Global Community
Title | Polis, Nation, Global Community PDF eBook |
Author | Ann Ward |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 2021-08-12 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1000425800 |
This book examines the basic tenets of nation, nationalism and citizenship. It explores the relevance of the nation-state to human freedom and flourishing, as well as the concept of citizenship that it implies, in contrast to that of the ancient polis and the "global community." The volume focusses on the shifting notions of various political concepts over time to present a systematic understanding of core concepts such as polis, nation and state from antiquity to the present. It includes contributions that analyze ancient and modern thought, and sections that address postmodern and contemporary thinkers, including Aristotle, Cicero, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Tocqueville, Nietzsche, Arendt, Weil, Grant and Manent. A comprehensive handbook to introductory politics, this book will be invaluable to students and teachers of political science, especially political theory, political philosophy, democracy, political participation and international relations theory.
Turning Operations
Title | Turning Operations PDF eBook |
Author | Mary G. Dietz |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780415932455 |
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.