Homer and the Tradition of Political Philosophy Encounters with Plato, Machiavelli, and Nietzsche |
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| Author:
| Ahrensdorf, Peter J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-12470-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2022 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $99.99 |
Book Description:
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This book demonstrates the crucial role played by Homer as a philosophic thinker in the thought of Plato, Machiavelli, and Nietzsche concerning the relation among politics, religion, and philosophy and in their debates concerning human nature, morality, the proper education for human excellence, and the best way of life.
This book demonstrates the crucial role played by Homer as a philosophic thinker in the thought of Plato, Machiavelli, and Nietzsche concerning the relation among politics, religion, and philosophy and in their debates concerning human nature, morality, the proper education for human excellence, and the best way of life.