E. Buzzetti 
Xenophon the Socratic Prince 
The Argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus

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?

Tabella dei contenuti

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 Cyrus

Circa l’autore

Eric Buzzetti is Principal and Associate Professor in the Liberal Arts College at Concordia University, Canada.