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The Anatomy of Errorby Barry S. Strauss, Josiah OberISBN 0312076282 (0-312-07628-2)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Athenian Legacies: Essays on the Politics of Going on Togetherby Josiah OberISBN 0691133948 (0-691-13394-8)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Athenian Political Thought and the Reconstruction of American Democracyby J. Peter Euben, John R. Wallach, Josiah OberISBN 0801429803 (0-8014-2980-3)
Hardcover, Cornell Univ Pr
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The Athenian Revolution: Essays on Ancient Greek Democracy and Political Theoryby Josiah OberISBN 0691001901 (0-691-00190-1)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Demokratia: A Conversation on Democracies, Ancient and Modernby Josiah Ober , Charles HedrickISBN 0691011087 (0-691-01108-7)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens: Rhetoric, Ideology, and the Power of the Peopleby Josiah OberISBN 0691028648 (0-691-02864-8)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens: Rhetoric, Ideology, and the Power of the People'Book summary:This book asks an important question often ignored by ancient historians and political scientists alike: Why did Athenian democracy work as well and for as long as it did? Josiah Ober seeks the answer by analyzing the sociology of Athenian politics and the nature of communication between elite and nonelite citizens. After a preliminary survey of the development of the Athenian "constitution," he focuses on the role of political and legal rhetoric. As jurymen and Assemblymen, the citizen masses of Athens retained important powers, and elite Athenian politicians and litigants needed to address these large bodies of ordinary citizens in terms understandable and acceptable to the audience. This book probes the social strategies behind the rhetorical tactics employed by elite speakers. A close reading of the speeches exposes both egalitarian and elitist elements in Athenian popular ideology. Ober demonstrates that the vocabulary of public speech constituted a democratic discourse that allowed the Athenians to resolve contradictions between the ideal of political equality and the reality of social inequality. His radical reevaluation of leadership and political power in classical Athens restores key elements of the social and ideological context of the first western democracy. [via]
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Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greeceby Josiah Ober , Kurt Raaflaub, Robert W. WallaceISBN 0520245628 (0-520-24562-8)
Hardcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece'Book summary:This book presents a state-of-the-art debate about the origins of Athenian democracy by five eminent scholars. The result is a stimulating, critical exploration and interpretation of the extant evidence on this intriguing and important topic. The authors address such questions as: Why was democracy first realized in ancient Greece? Was democracy "invented" or did it evolve over a long period of time? What were the conditions for democracy, the social and political foundations that made this development possible? And what factors turned the possibility of democracy into necessity and reality? The authors first examine the conditions in early Greek society that encouraged equality and "people's power." They then scrutinize, in their social and political contexts, three crucial points in the evolution of democracy: the reforms connected with the names of Solon, Cleisthenes, and Ephialtes in the early and late sixth and mid-fifth century. Finally, an ancient historian and a political scientist review the arguments presented in the previous chapters and add their own perspectives, asking what lessons we can draw today from the ancient democratic experience. Designed for a general readership as well as students and scholars, the book intends to provoke discussion by presenting side by side the evidence and arguments that support various explanations of the origins of democracy, thus enabling readers to join in the debate and draw their own conclusions.[via]More editions of Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece:
Political Dissent in Democratic Athens: Intellectual Critics of Popular Ruleby Josiah OberISBN 0691089817 (0-691-08981-7)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Primates & Philosophers: How Morality Evolvedby Stephen MacEdo, Josiah Ober , Christine M. Korsgaard, Frans De Waal, F. B. M. De WaalISBN 0691124477 (0-691-12447-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Primates & Philosophers: How Morality Evolved'Book summary:"It's the animal in us," we often hear when we've been bad. But why not when we're good? Primates and Philosophers tackles this question by exploring the biological foundations of one of humanity's most valued traits: morality.
In this provocative book, primatologist Frans de Waal argues that modern-day evolutionary biology takes far too dim a view of the natural world, emphasizing our "selfish" genes. Science has thus exacerbated our reciprocal habits of blaming nature when we act badly and labeling the good things we do as "humane." Seeking the origin of human morality not in evolution but in human culture, science insists that we are moral by choice, not by nature.
Citing remarkable evidence based on his extensive research of primate behavior, de Waal attacks "Veneer Theory," which posits morality as a thin overlay on an otherwise nasty nature. He explains how we evolved from a long line of animals that care for the weak and build cooperation with reciprocal transactions. Drawing on both Darwin and recent scientific advances, de Waal demonstrates a strong continuity between human and animal behavior. In the process, he also probes issues such as anthropomorphism and human responsibilities toward animals.
Based on the Tanner Lectures de Waal delivered at Princeton University's Center for Human Values in 2004, Primates and Philosophers includes responses by the philosophers Peter Singer, Christine M. Korsgaard, and Philip Kitcher and the science writer Robert Wright. They press de Waal to clarify the differences between humans and other animals, yielding a lively debate that will fascinate all those who wonder about the origins and reach of human goodness.
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The Threshold of Democracy: Athens in 403 B.C.by Mark C. Carnes, Josiah OberISBN 0321333039 (0-321-33303-9)
Softcover, Pearson/Longman
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