For Danielle Allen, punishment is more a window onto democratic Athens' fundamental values than simply a set of official practices. From imprisonment to stoning to refusal of burial, instances of punishment in ancient Athens fueled conversations among ordinary citizens and political and literary figures about the nature of justice. Re-creating in vivid detail the cultural context of this conversation, Allen shows that punishment gave the community an opportunity to establish a shining myth of harmony and cleanliness: that the city could be purified of anger and social struggle, and perfect...
For Danielle Allen, punishment is more a window onto democratic Athens' fundamental values than simply a set of official practices. From imprisonme...
Why Plato Wrote argues that Plato was not only the world's first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world's first think-tank activist and message man.
Shows that Plato wrote to change Athenian society and thereby transform Athenian politics
Offers accessible discussions of Plato's philosophy of language and political theory
Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011
Why Plato Wrote argues that Plato was not only the world's first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world's first think-tan...
