An interpretation of Xenophon’s Anabasis of Cyrus, paralleling the text to Machiavelli’s The Prince, and focusing on the question: How did the Socratic education help Xenophon reconcile morality with effectiveness, the noble with the good, as a ruler?
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Table of Content
Introduction: The Political Life and the Socratic Education PART I: THE KINGSHIP OF CYRUS 1. ‘The Godlike King’ (Book One) PART II: THE KINGSHIP OF KLEARCHOS 2. ‘The Pious King’ (Book Two) PART III: THE KINGSHIP OF XENOPHON ‘The Socratic King’ (Books Three through Seven) 3. Book Three: Piety 4. Book Four: Courage 5. Book Five: Justice 6. Book Six: Gratitude 7. Book Seven: The Love of the Soldier (PHILOSTRATI?T?S) Conclusion: The Argument of the Anabasis of CyrusAbout the author
Eric Buzzetti is Principal and Associate Professor in the Liberal Arts College at Concordia University, Canada.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 337 ● ISBN 9781137325921 ● File size 2.6 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US ● City New York ● Country US ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 3368700 ● Copy protection Social DRM
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