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The Great Dialogue: History of Greek Political Thought from Homer to Polybius (History of Western Political Thought)
The Great Dialogue History of Greek Political Thought from Homer to Polybius - History of Western Political Thought Author:Donald Kagan Beginning with an examination of the Homeric world and continuing with a discussion of the political ideas of the lyric poets from Hesiod to Pindar, the author moves on to a political analysis of the pre-Socratic philosophers, the tragedians, Herdotus, Thucydides, the Sophists, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, and the Epicureans. Finally, the writi... more »ngs of Polybius are examined as a key to understanding the assimilation of Greek political thought into the mainstream of Roman thought.« less