Xenophon: Ethical Principles and Historical Enquiry

Christopher Tuplin (Editor), Fiona Hobden (Editor)

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Author
Christopher Tuplin (Editor), Fiona Hobden (Editor)
Publish Date
2012-08-28
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
791
Publisher Name
BRILL
ISBN-10
9004224378
ISBN-13
9789004224377
citemno
279332
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
9789004224377

Description

Xenophon s personal history was exceptional for its combination of Socratic education and the exercise of military leadership in a time of crisis. His writings provide an intellectually and morally consistent response to his times and to the issue of ethical but effective leadership, and they play a special role in defining our sense of the post-Athenian-Empire Greek world. Recent Xenophontic scholarship has established the general truth of these claims. The current volume will not only reinforce them but also contribute to greater understanding of a voice that is neither simply ironic nor simply ingenuous and of a view of the world that is informed by an engagement with history.