Name: Free Speech and Democracy in Ancient Athens
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Author: Arlene W. Saxonhouse
ISBN: 9780521819855

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Free Speech and Democracy in Ancient Athens

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Physical Book

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Author

Arlene W. Saxonhouse

Year

2005

Language

English

Pages

248

Format

Hardcover

Weight

1.05

ISBN

0521819857

ISBN13

9780521819855

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Synopsis "Free Speech and Democracy in Ancient Athens "

Free speech in the ancient democracy was not a protected right but an expression of the freedom from hierarchy, awe, reverence and shame. That freedom was challenged by the consequences of the rejection of shame (aidos) which had served as a cohesive force within the polity. Through readings of Socrates's trial, Greek tragedy and comedy, Thucydides's History, and Plato's Protagoras, this volume explores the paradoxical connections between free speech, democracy, shame, and Socratic philosophy and Thucydidean history.

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