Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens
| Author | : Jon Hesk |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2006-11-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 052102871X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521028714 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (1X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens by : Jon Hesk
Download or read book Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens written by Jon Hesk and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a study of the ways in which classical Athenian texts represent and evaluate the morality of deception. It is particularly concerned with the way in which the telling of lies was a problem for the world's first democracy and compares this problem with the modern Western situation. There are major sections on Greek tragedy, comedy, oratory, historiography and philosophy.
