Ancient Greek democracy and American Republicanism : prometheus in political theory / Michail Theodosiadis.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Theodosiadis, Michail, author.

Series:

• Edinburgh Studies in Comparative Political Theory and Intellectual History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Democracy.
• Republicanism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2025]

Summary:

Traces the remnants of Ancient Greek democratic thought in American Republicanism.

Contents:

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Prometheanism and Action: Beyond Hannah Arendt
• Chapter 2 Anti-Prometheanism: Political Pessimism and Liberal Optimism
• Chapter 3 Dispensing the Leviathan: Ethical Memory and Parrhesia
• Chapter 4 The French and the American Revolutions: ‘No Voice but an Echo’
• Chapter 5 American Populism: The ‘Lost Promethean Treasure’
• Epilogue
• Bibliography
• Index

Notes:

• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
• Description based on print version record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9781399537315
• 1399537318