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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Josiah OberPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Volume: 76 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.771kg ISBN: 9780520380165ISBN 10: 0520380169 Pages: 488 Publication Date: 29 November 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Classical References Introduction: Discovering Practical Reason 1. Gyges' Choice: Rationality and Visibility 2. Glaucon's Dilemma: Origins of Social Order 3. Deioces' Ultimatum: How to Choose a Ruler 4. Solon's Bargain: Self-Enforcing Constitutional Order 5. Melos' Prospect: Limits of Interstate Rationality 6. Socrates' Critique: Problems for Democratic Rationality 7. Cephalus' Expertise: Economic Rationality 8. Conclusions: Utility and Eudaimonia Epilogue Appendix: Probability, Risk, and Likelihood Works Cited IndexReviews"""Ober’s study should be praised for both its scope and its coherence. Indispensable for readers interested in how the Greeks conceived of practical reason and what Greek thought can offer modern cooperation efforts. Summing Up: Essential."" * Choice Reviews * ""The latest chapter in Ober’s influential reorientation of the study of ancient Greek political practice and written texts, which he has refashioned as a laboratory for studying social order and democratic possibilities. . . . [T]here is much to learn from this stimulating intertwining of ancient Greek texts and modern theoretical approaches in its light."" * The Times Literary Supplement * ""Apart from hopefully becoming a landmark publication and a source of inspiration for many classics scholars, ancient historians, philosophers, and other humanities scholars, this book promises to be an intriguing read for any political or social scientist working on game theory and rationality in theory and performance."" * Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics * ""The Greeks and the Rational is a Cyclopean work. It is massive and singularly focused."" * THE CLASSICAL REVIEW *" """Ober’s study should be praised for both its scope and its coherence. Indispensable for readers interested in how the Greeks conceived of practical reason and what Greek thought can offer modern cooperation efforts. Summing Up: Essential."" * Choice Reviews * ""The latest chapter in Ober’s influential reorientation of the study of ancient Greek political practice and written texts, which he has refashioned as a laboratory for studying social order and democratic possibilities. . . . [T]here is much to learn from this stimulating intertwining of ancient Greek texts and modern theoretical approaches in its light."" * The Times Literary Supplement *" """Ober’s study should be praised for both its scope and its coherence. Indispensable for readers interested in how the Greeks conceived of practical reason and what Greek thought can offer modern cooperation efforts. Summing Up: Essential."" * Choice Reviews * ""The latest chapter in Ober’s influential reorientation of the study of ancient Greek political practice and written texts, which he has refashioned as a laboratory for studying social order and democratic possibilities. . . . [T]here is much to learn from this stimulating intertwining of ancient Greek texts and modern theoretical approaches in its light."" * The Times Literary Supplement * ""Apart from hopefully becoming a landmark publication and a source of inspiration for many classics scholars, ancient historians, philosophers, and other humanities scholars, this book promises to be an intriguing read for any political or social scientist working on game theory and rationality in theory and performance."" * Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics *" """Ober’s study should be praised for both its scope and its coherence. Indispensable for readers interested in how the Greeks conceived of practical reason and what Greek thought can offer modern cooperation efforts. Summing Up: Essential."" * Choice Reviews *" Author InformationJosiah Ober is Mitsotakis Professor of Political Science and Classics at Stanford University and Senior Fellow (Courtesy) at the Hoover Institution. He is author or editor of eighteen books, including The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece and Demopolis: Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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