Democratic Freedom and the Concept of Freedom in Plato and Aristotle

Among the several meanings of <em>eleutheria</em> used by Greeks in the classical period, democratic freedom is rejected by both Plato and Aristotle, who do not articulate a theory of political freedom but rather confine <em>eleutheria</em> to a social context.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mogens Herman Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2010-11-01
Series:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/13041