First Democracy
Paul Woodruff
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Description for First Democracy
Paperback. Paperback edition of a brief, elegant introduction to the roots of one of our most cherished institutions: government for and by the people. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HPCA; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 121 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
Americans have an unwavering faith in democracy and are ever eager to import it to nations around the world. But how democratic is our own "democracy"? If you can vote, if the majority rules, if you have elected representatives--does this automatically mean that you have a democracy? In this eye-opening look at an ideal that we all take for granted, classical scholar Paul Woodruff offers some surprising answers to these questions. Drawing on classical literature, philosophy, and history--with many intriguing passages from Sophocles, Aesop, and Plato, among others--Woodruff immerses us in the world of ancient Athens to uncover how ... Read more
Americans have an unwavering faith in democracy and are ever eager to import it to nations around the world. But how democratic is our own "democracy"? If you can vote, if the majority rules, if you have elected representatives--does this automatically mean that you have a democracy? In this eye-opening look at an ideal that we all take for granted, classical scholar Paul Woodruff offers some surprising answers to these questions. Drawing on classical literature, philosophy, and history--with many intriguing passages from Sophocles, Aesop, and Plato, among others--Woodruff immerses us in the world of ancient Athens to uncover how ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195304541
SKU
V9780195304541
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About Paul Woodruff
Paul Woodruff is Darrel K. Royal Professor in Ethics and American Society and Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of the popular book Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue.
Reviews for First Democracy
"Paul Woodruff takes us to where democracy began
as a beautiful idea
and brings us all the way to the present moment of peril and the challenge we face to fulfil the dream."
Bill Moyers "Paul Woodruff writes with eloquence and plain truth across 2500 years of history, from Athens to America, in pursuit of the most powerful, most beautiful, and most elusive ... Read more
as a beautiful idea
and brings us all the way to the present moment of peril and the challenge we face to fulfil the dream."
Bill Moyers "Paul Woodruff writes with eloquence and plain truth across 2500 years of history, from Athens to America, in pursuit of the most powerful, most beautiful, and most elusive ... Read more