Description: Roman Political Thought From Cicero to Augustine This book is the first comprehensive treatment of Roman political thought, arguing that Romans engaged in wide-ranging reflections on politics. Dean Hammer (Author) 9780521195249, Cambridge University Press Hardback, published 28 July 2014 570 pages 23.6 x 16 x 4 cm, 1.04 kg Roman Political Thought is the first comprehensive treatment of the political thought of the Romans. Dean Hammer argues that the Romans were engaged in a wide-ranging and penetrating reflection on politics. The Romans did not create utopias. Instead, their thinking was relentlessly shaped by their own experiences of violence, the enormity and frailty of power, and an overwhelming sense of loss of the traditions that oriented them to their responsibilities as social, political, and moral beings. However much the Romans are known for their often complex legal and institutional arrangements, the power of their political thought lies in their exploration of the extra-institutional, affective foundations of political life. The book includes chapters on Cicero, Lucretius, Sallust, Virgil, Livy, Seneca, Tacitus, Marcus Aurelius, and Augustine, and discussions of Polybius, the Stoics, Epicurus, and Epictetus. 1. Cicero: to save the res publica 2. Lucretius: the poetics of power: 3. Sallust: giving endurance to memory 4. Virgil: politics, violence, and memory 5. Livy: political thought as remedium 6. Seneca and jurisdiction 7. Tacitus: the political psychology of despotism 8. Marcus Aurelius and the cosmopolis 9. Augustine: political thought as confession. Subject Areas: Political science & theory [JPA], Social & political philosophy [HPS], Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [HPCA], Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1]
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BIC Subject Area 1: Political science & theory [JPA]
BIC Subject Area 2: Social & political philosophy [HPS]
BIC Subject Area 3: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [HPCA]
BIC Subject Area 4: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1]
Book Title: Roman Political Thought
ISBN: 0521195241
Publication Date: 28/07/2014
Item Depth: 40
Number of Pages: 570 Pages
Publication Name: Roman Political Thought: from Cicero to Augustine
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 236 mm
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 1040 g
Subject Area: Political Science
Author: Dean Hammer
Item Width: 160 mm
Format: Hardcover
