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Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus
Xenophon's Socratic Discourse An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus
Author: Leo Strauss
Xenophon's only true Socratic discourse, the Oeconomicus, is a dialogue between Socrates and a gentleman-farmer on the art of household management and the art of farming as practiced on a gentleman's estate. It is generally acknowledged to be the oldest surviving work devoted to "economics," and it constitutes the classic statement of "economic"...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781890318963
ISBN-10: 1890318965
Publication Date: 11/1997
Pages: 220
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Publisher: St. Augustine's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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