Confronting Tyranny

Ancient Lessons for Global Politics

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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Motivated by the reentry of tyranny into political discourse and political action, this new collection of essays compares ancient and contemporary accounts of tyranny in an effort to find responses to current political dilemmas and enduring truths. Identified by Plato and Aristotle as the worst kind of regime, the concept of tyranny was called into question during the Enlightenment and finally rejected in the 20th century as questions of good and evil were separated from facts-the proper domain for political science. However, in our globally interconnected world, tyrants are no longer dangerous solely to their subjects and neighbors, but to all. Confronting Tyranny brings together distinguished scholars to explore the lessons of classical political philosophy for the present political crisis of understanding and action.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-12-30
Mått164 x 235 x 26 mm
Vikt535 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742544000

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1 Why Talk about Tyranny Today?2 Tyranny, Ancient and Modern3 Tyranny Bound4 An Omission from Ancient and Early Modern Theories of Tyranny: Genocidal Tyrannies5 Failures of Autonomy: A Hegelian Diagnosis of Modern Tyranny6 What is "Tyranny"?: Considering the Contested Discourse of Domination in the Twenty-First Century7 Postcolonial African and Middle Eastern Tyrannies: Combing the Worst of the Classical and Modern Traditions8 Tyranny and Tragedy in Nietzsche: From the Ancient to the Modern9 Tyranny from Plato to Locke10 Is There an Ontology of Tyranny?11 Tyranny and the Womanish Soul12 The Soul of the Tyranny, and the Souls of You and Me: Plato's Understanding of Tyranny13 The Education of a Tyrant14 The Folly of the Wise?15 In the Shadow of the Fortress16 The New Age of Tyranny

In this important and unique contribution to political theory, editors Koivukoski and Tabachnik have compiled a diverse range of selections that update and evaluate the classical concept of tyranny for the contemporary world. A complete reading of this book will give the reader a thorough and well-rounded knowledge of the concept and application of tyranny in the ancient and modern worlds. As impressive as this volume's breadth is its readability. Highly Recommended.