Justice V. Law in Greek Political Thought

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Leslie G. Rubin
Rowman & Littlefield, 1997 - 268 страница
Do we believe the law good because it is just, or is it just because we think it is good? This collection of essays addresses the relationship of justice to law through the works of Homer, Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Sophocles and the Islamic thinker al Farabi. The issues explored include the foundations of our understanding of justice; the foundation of authority of law; the relative merits of the rule of law versus the authority of a wise and just king; the uneasy relationship between particular laws and the general notion of justice (equity); various aspects of justice (reciprocity, proportionality) and their application in law; and the necessity of the rule of law to the goodness and success of a political order. The distinguished contributors often make explicit comparisons to modern situations and contemporary debates. This book will be valuable for those interested in classical political theory, political philosophy, and law.

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The Problematic Character of Socrates Defense of Justice in Platos Republic
3
See No Evil The Story of Gyges in Herodotus and Plato
27
Aristotle and the City of Sows Doing Justice to Plato
41
The Divine Comedy of Homer Defining Political Virtue through Comic Depictions of the Gods
69
The Odyssey of Political Theory
83
Beginning from Law
111
The Foundations and Defense of Law
113
Hegel the Author and Authority in Sophocles Antigone
129
Aristotle and American Classical Republicanism
183
The Rule of Law or Pambasileia Competing Claims for Rule in Aristotles Politics
195
Aristotles Legislative Science
213
Lawmakers and Ordinary People in Aristotle
229
The Death Penalty in Platos Laws
243
Index
263
About the Contributors
267
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Aristotle on How to Preserve a Regime Maintaining Precedent Privacy and Peace through the Rule of Law
153

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Leslie G. Rubin is instructor of political science at Duquesne University, and the editor of Educating the Ambitious: Leadership and Political Rule in Greek Political Thought and The Quest for Justice.

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