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Xenophon the Socratic Prince E. Buzzetti

Xenophon the Socratic Prince By E. Buzzetti

Xenophon the Socratic Prince by E. Buzzetti


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Summary

An interpretation of Xenophon's Anabasis of Cyrus, paralleling the text to Machiavelli's The Prince, and focusing on the question: How did the Socratic education help Xenophon reconcile morality with effectiveness, the noble with the good, as a ruler?

Xenophon the Socratic Prince Summary

Xenophon the Socratic Prince: The Argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus by E. Buzzetti

An interpretation of Xenophon's Anabasis of Cyrus, paralleling the text to Machiavelli's The Prince, and focusing on the question: How did the Socratic education help Xenophon reconcile morality with effectiveness, the noble with the good, as a ruler?

About E. Buzzetti

Eric Buzzetti is Principal and Associate Professor in the Liberal Arts College at Concordia University, Canada.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Political Life and the Socratic Education PART I: THE KINGSHIP OF CYRUS 1. 'The Godlike King' (Book One) PART II: THE KINGSHIP OF KLEARCHOS 2. 'The Pious King' (Book Two) PART III: THE KINGSHIP OF XENOPHON 'The Socratic King' (Books Three through Seven) 3. Book Three: Piety 4. Book Four: Courage 5. Book Five: Justice 6. Book Six: Gratitude 7. Book Seven: The Love of the Soldier (PHILOSTRATI?T?S) Conclusion: The Argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus

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NLS9781349462162
9781349462162
1349462160
Xenophon the Socratic Prince: The Argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus by E. Buzzetti
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2015-12-18
337
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