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Utopias in Ancient Thought
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Edited by:
Pierre Destrée
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English
Published/Copyright:
2021
About this book
This collection deals with utopias in the Greek and Roman worlds. Plato is the first and foremost name that comes to mind and, accordingly, 3 chapters (J. Annas; D. El Murr; A. Hazistavrou) are devoted to his various approaches to utopia in the Republic, Timaeus and Laws. But this volume's central vocation and originality comes from our taking on that theme in many other philosophical authors and literary genres. The philosophers include Aristotle (Ch. Horn) but also Cynics (S. Husson), Stoics (G. Reydams-Schils) and Cicero (S. McConnell). Other literary genres include comedic works from Aristophanes up to Lucian (G. Sissa; S. Kidd; N.I. Kuin) and history from Herodotus up to Diodorus Siculus (T. Lockwood; C. Atack; I. Sulimani). A last comparative chapter is devoted to utopias in Ancient China (D. Engels).
Author / Editor information
Pierre Destrée, Jan Opsomer and Geert Roskam, KU Leuven, Belgium.
Reviews
"In sum, this is a fine collection, offering novel approaches to the idea of utopia and shedding new light on a variety of classical instances." Marília P. Futre-Pinheiro in: H-Soz-Kult, 08.04.2024, https://www.hsozkult.de/publicationreview/id/reb-113213 (16.12.2024)
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Julia Annas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Dimitri El Murr Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Antony Hatzistavrou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Iris Sulimani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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Inger N.I. Kuin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF |
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eBook published on:
August 23, 2021
eBook ISBN:
9783110733129
Hardcover published on:
August 23, 2021
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110738209
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Front matter:
14
Main content:
309
Illustrations:
3
Audience(s) for this book
Students and scholars of Classics, History, Philosophy, Political Science
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