Democracy, justice, and equality in ancient Greece : historical and philosophical perspectives /: historical and philosophical perspectives. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Gerasimos Santas, editors.
• Editors: Anagnostopoulos, Georgios; Santas, Gerasimos Xenophon
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; About the Authors; Abbreviations of Aristotle's and Plato's Works; Aristotle; Plato; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: Institutions, Growth, and Inequality in Ancient Greece; 2.1 Economic Growth and Comparative Performance; 2.2 Inequality; 2.3 A Theory of High Growth with Low Inequality; 2.4 Greek History; 2.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Economic Inequality, Poverty, and Democracy in Athens; 3.1 Aristotle and the Discourses of Poverty; 3.2 Poverty and the Poor: Problems of Definition 3.3 Democracy, Poverty, and Well-Being in Athens3.4 Democracy, Prosperity, and Inequality; References; Chapter 4: Plato on Equality and Democracy; 4.1 Plato on Equality I: Republic VIII 558c2-4; 4.2 Plato on Equality II: What Kind or Kinds of Equality and Inequality Interest Plato? Equality and Inequality in What?; 4.3 Plato and Democracy I: Laws VI 756e-758a; 4.4 Plato and Democracy II; 4.5 Plato and Democracy III; References; Chapter 5: Inequality, Intention, and Ignorance: Socrates on Punishment and the Human Good; 5.1 A Few Words on Socratic Thought Generally; 5.2 Socrates Who? 5.3 Socrates and Our Two Forms of Inequality5.4 Intentional Action: The Under the Description Theory and a Socratic Alternative; 5.5 The Socratic Psychology of Intentional Action; 5.6 The Complexity of the Intentions with Which We Do Actions; 5.7 The Fourth Intellectualist Assumption: Metaphysical Realism About the Good that Everyone Desires; 5.8 Complexity and the Real Good; 5.9 Socratic Ignorance and a Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Like-Mindedness: Plato's Solution to the Problem of Faction; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Faction in Plato's Republic; 6.3 Agreement and Like-Mindedness Chapter 8: Justice, Distribution of Resources, and (In)Equalities in Aristotle's Ideal Constitution8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Types of Inequality; 8.3 The Principle of Distributive Justice; 8.4 The Scope of Aristotle's Principle of Distributive Justice; 8.5 Human Resource: Ideal Assumptions About the Citizens of the Best Constitution/Polis; 8.6 Non-human Resource: Territory, Its Owners, and Ideal Assumptions About Its Quality and Size; 8.7 Subdivisions and Uses of Communal Territory; 8.8 Distribution of Burdens and Benefits of Messes
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 180; Philosophy, Ancient; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical; Philosophy, Ancient; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Criticism and interpretation; Criticism and interpretation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319963136; 3319963139
• Related ISBNs: 9783319963129; 3319963120
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF file page (EBSCO, viewed November 26, 2018).
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