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Athens in Paris : ancient Greece and the political in postwar French thought / Miriam Leonard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leonard, Miriam.
- Series:
- Classical Presences
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--France--Philosophy.
- Political science.
- Greek drama (Tragedy).
- France--Politics and government--20th century.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (275 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Athens in Paris explores the ways in which the writings of the ancient Greeks played a decisive part in shaping the intellectual projects of structuralism and post-structuralism - arguably the most significant currents of thought of the post-war era. Miriam Leonard argues that thinkers in post-war France turned to the example of Athenian democracy in their debates over the role of political subjectivity and ethical choice in the life of the modern citizen. The authors sheinvestigates, who include Lacan, Derrida, Foucault, and Vernant, have had an incalculable influence on the direction of clas
- Contents:
- Oedipus and the political subject
- Antigone between ethics and politics
- Socrates and the analytic city.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-253) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-75535-0
- 9786610755356
- 0-19-153502-8
- 1-4294-3078-8
- OCLC:
- 77801421
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