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Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: Interpretation of the
Xenophon's Socratic Discourse 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: 9780801405594
ISBN-10: 0801405599
Pages: 211
Edition: First Edition
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Publisher: Cornell University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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