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OverviewMotivated by the reentry of tyranny into political discourse and political action, this new collection of essays compares ancient and contemporary accounts of tyranny in an effort to find responses to current political dilemmas and enduring truths. Identified by Plato and Aristotle as the worst kind of regime, the concept of tyranny was called into question during the Enlightenment and finally rejected in the 20th century as questions of good and evil were separated from facts-the proper domain for political science. However, in our globally interconnected world, tyrants are no longer dangerous solely to their subjects and neighbors, but to all. Confronting Tyranny brings together distinguished scholars to explore the lessons of classical political philosophy for the present political crisis of understanding and action. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Toivo Koivukoski , David Tabachnick , Ronald Beiner, University of Toronto , Mark BlitzPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Edition: annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9780742544017ISBN 10: 074254401 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 22 December 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"1 Why Talk about Tyranny Today? 2 Tyranny, Ancient and Modern 3 Tyranny Bound 4 An Omission from Ancient and Early Modern Theories of Tyranny: Genocidal Tyrannies 5 Failures of Autonomy: A Hegelian Diagnosis of Modern Tyranny 6 What is ""Tyranny""?: Considering the Contested Discourse of Domination in the Twenty-First Century 7 Postcolonial African and Middle Eastern Tyrannies: Combing the Worst of the Classical and Modern Traditions 8 Tyranny and Tragedy in Nietzsche: From the Ancient to the Modern 9 Tyranny from Plato to Locke 10 Is There an Ontology of Tyranny? 11 Tyranny and the Womanish Soul 12 The Soul of the Tyranny, and the Souls of You and Me: Plato's Understanding of Tyranny 13 The Education of a Tyrant 14 The Folly of the Wise? 15 In the Shadow of the Fortress 16 The New Age of Tyranny"ReviewsIn this important and unique contribution to political theory, editors Koivukoski and Tabachnik have compiled a diverse range of selections that update and evaluate the classical concept of tyranny for the contemporary world. A complete reading of this book will give the reader a thorough and well-rounded knowledge of the concept and application of tyranny in the ancient and modern worlds. As impressive as this volume's breadth is its readability. Highly Recommended. CHOICE Tyranny is an old and powerful word. This excellent collection demonstrates the ways in which we can usefully bring understandings of tyranny to bear as we think about our own circumstances. Highly recommended for all students of politics... -- Jean Bethke Elshtain, The Laura Spelman Rockeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago; author of Just War Against Terror Tyranny is an old and powerful word. This excellent collection demonstrates the ways in which we can usefully bring understandings of tyranny to bear as we think about our own circumstances. Highly recommended for all students of politics. -- Jean Bethke Elshtain, The Laura Spelman Rockeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago; author of Just War Against Terror In this important and unique contribution to political theory, editors Koivukoski and Tabachnik have compiled a diverse range of selections that update and evaluate the classical concept of tyranny for the contemporary world. A complete reading of this book will give the reader a thorough and well-rounded knowledge of the concept and application of tyranny in the ancient and modern worlds. As impressive as this volume's breadth is its readability. Highly Recommended. CHOICE Tyranny is an old and powerful word. This excellent collection demonstrates the ways in which we can usefully bring understandings of tyranny to bear as we think about our own circumstances. Highly recommended for all students of politics... -- Jean Bethke Elshtain, author of Just War Against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World Tyranny is an old and powerful word. This excellent collection demonstrates the ways in which we can usefully bring understandings of tyranny to bear as we think about our own circumstances. Highly recommended for all students of politics. -- Jean Bethke Elshtain, author of Just War Against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World Tyranny is an old and powerful word. This excellent collection demonstrates the ways in which we can usefully bring understandings of tyranny to bear as we think about our own circumstances. Highly recommended for all students of politics.--Elshtain, Jean Bethke In this important and unique contribution to political theory, editors Koivukoski and Tabachnik have compiled a diverse range of selections that update and evaluate the classical concept of tyranny for the contemporary world. A complete reading of this book will give the reader a thorough and well-rounded knowledge of the concept and application of tyranny in the ancient and modern worlds. As impressive as this volume's breadth is its readability. Highly Recommended. * CHOICE * Tyranny is an old and powerful word. This excellent collection demonstrates the ways in which we can usefully bring understandings of tyranny to bear as we think about our own circumstances. Highly recommended for all students of politics..... -- Jean Bethke Elshtain, The Laura Spelman Rockeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago; author of Just War Against Terror Tyranny is an old and powerful word. This excellent collection demonstrates the ways in which we can usefully bring understandings of tyranny to bear as we think about our own circumstances. Highly recommended for all students of politics. -- Jean Bethke Elshtain, The Laura Spelman Rockeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago; author of Just War Against Terror Author InformationToivo Koivukoski teaches political philosophy at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. David Edward Tabachnick is assistant professor of political science at Nipissing University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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