Ebook: Xenophon the Socratic prince : the argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus
Author: Eric Buzzetti
- Tags: Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Political Theory, Political Science, Classical and Antique Literature, Classical Philosophy
- Series: Recovering political philosophy
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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"The Anabasis of Cyrus is Xenophon's counterpart to Machiavelli's Prince. The work explores the political life at its peak, examining whether morality and advantage can be reconciled in and through rule. Of the three model rulers presented in the work, the most important is Xenophon himself. He is depicted as leaving his teacher Socrates to become the leader of Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries. How did his SocraticRead more...
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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 withRead more...
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