Dangerous counsel: accountability and advice in ancient Greece
We often talk loosely of the "tyranny of the majority" as a threat to the workings of democracy. But, in ancient Greece, the analogy of demos and tyrant was no mere metaphor, nor a simple reflection of elite prejudice. Instead, it highlighted an important structural feature of Athenian dem...
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| Zusammenfassung: | We often talk loosely of the "tyranny of the majority" as a threat to the workings of democracy. But, in ancient Greece, the analogy of demos and tyrant was no mere metaphor, nor a simple reflection of elite prejudice. Instead, it highlighted an important structural feature of Athenian democracy. Like the tyrant, the Athenian demos was an unaccountable political actor with the power to hold its subordinates to account. And like the tyrant, the demos could be dangerous to counsel since the orator speaking before the assembled demos was accountable for the advice he gave. With Dangerous Counsel, Matthew Landauer analyzes the sometimes ferocious and unpredictable politics of accountability in ancient Greece and offers novel readings of ancient history, philosophy, rhetoric, and drama. In comparing the demos to a tyrant, thinkers such as Herodotus, Plato, Isocrates, and Aristophanes were attempting to work out a theory of the badness of unaccountable power; to understand the basic logic of accountability and why it is difficult to get right; and to explore the ways in which political discourse is profoundly shaped by institutions and power relationships. In the process they created strikingly portable theories of counsel and accountability that traveled across political regime types and remain relevant to our contemporary political dilemmas |
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| adam_text | Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction і і Accountability and Unaccountability in Athenian Democracy 25 2 The Tyrant: Unaccountability’s Second Face 59 3 The Accountable Adviser in Herodotus’ Histories 83 4 Responsibility and Accountability in Thucydides’ Mytilenean Debate 105 5 Parrhēsia across Politemi 129 6 Demagoguery and the Limits of Expert Advice in Plato’s Gorgias 149 Conclusion 179 Notes 187 Bibliography 223 Index 235
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| spelling | Landauer, Matthew ca. 20./21. Jhr. Verfasser (DE-588)1202940153 aut Dangerous counsel accountability and advice in ancient Greece Matthew Landauer Chicago ; London The University of Chicago Press [2019] viii, 240 Seiten Illustrationen txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Introduction -- Accountability and unaccountability in Athenian democracy -- The tyrant : unaccountability's second face -- The accountable adviser in Herodotus' histories -- Responsibility and accountability in Thucydides' Mytilenean debate -- Parrhēsia across politeiai -- Demagoguery and the limits of expert advice in Plato's Gorgias -- Conclusion We often talk loosely of the "tyranny of the majority" as a threat to the workings of democracy. But, in ancient Greece, the analogy of demos and tyrant was no mere metaphor, nor a simple reflection of elite prejudice. Instead, it highlighted an important structural feature of Athenian democracy. Like the tyrant, the Athenian demos was an unaccountable political actor with the power to hold its subordinates to account. And like the tyrant, the demos could be dangerous to counsel since the orator speaking before the assembled demos was accountable for the advice he gave. With Dangerous Counsel, Matthew Landauer analyzes the sometimes ferocious and unpredictable politics of accountability in ancient Greece and offers novel readings of ancient history, philosophy, rhetoric, and drama. In comparing the demos to a tyrant, thinkers such as Herodotus, Plato, Isocrates, and Aristophanes were attempting to work out a theory of the badness of unaccountable power; to understand the basic logic of accountability and why it is difficult to get right; and to explore the ways in which political discourse is profoundly shaped by institutions and power relationships. In the process they created strikingly portable theories of counsel and accountability that traveled across political regime types and remain relevant to our contemporary political dilemmas Geschichte 490 v. Chr.-347 v. Chr gnd rswk-swf Griechisch (DE-588)4113791-7 gnd rswk-swf Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd rswk-swf Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd rswk-swf Tyrann (DE-588)4186520-0 gnd rswk-swf Demos (DE-588)4338346-4 gnd rswk-swf Rechenschaft (DE-588)4304837-7 gnd rswk-swf Rat (DE-588)4139103-2 gnd rswk-swf Athen (DE-588)4003366-1 gnd rswk-swf Greece / Politics and government / To 146 B.C. Political consultants / Greece Government accountability / Greece Democracy / Greece Despotism / Greece Comparative government Democracy Despotism Government accountability Political consultants Politics and government Greece To 146 B.C. Plat. Gorgias (DE-2581)TH000002394 gbd Herodotus hist. TLG 0016 (DE-2581)TH000001390 gbd Thucydides hist. TLG 0003 (DE-2581)TH000003161 gbd Peisistratos (DE-2581)TH000003512 gbd Athen (DE-588)4003366-1 g Griechisch (DE-588)4113791-7 s Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 s Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 s Tyrann (DE-588)4186520-0 s Demos (DE-588)4338346-4 s Rat (DE-588)4139103-2 s Rechenschaft (DE-588)4304837-7 s Geschichte 490 v. Chr.-347 v. Chr z DE-604 Erscheint auch als Online-Version 978-0-226-65382-2 Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=031688105&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Landauer, Matthew ca. 20./21. Jhr Dangerous counsel accountability and advice in ancient Greece Introduction -- Accountability and unaccountability in Athenian democracy -- The tyrant : unaccountability's second face -- The accountable adviser in Herodotus' histories -- Responsibility and accountability in Thucydides' Mytilenean debate -- Parrhēsia across politeiai -- Demagoguery and the limits of expert advice in Plato's Gorgias -- Conclusion Griechisch (DE-588)4113791-7 gnd Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd Tyrann (DE-588)4186520-0 gnd Demos (DE-588)4338346-4 gnd Rechenschaft (DE-588)4304837-7 gnd Rat (DE-588)4139103-2 gnd |
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| title | Dangerous counsel accountability and advice in ancient Greece |
| title_auth | Dangerous counsel accountability and advice in ancient Greece |
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| title_full | Dangerous counsel accountability and advice in ancient Greece Matthew Landauer |
| title_fullStr | Dangerous counsel accountability and advice in ancient Greece Matthew Landauer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dangerous counsel accountability and advice in ancient Greece Matthew Landauer |
| title_short | Dangerous counsel |
| title_sort | dangerous counsel accountability and advice in ancient greece |
| title_sub | accountability and advice in ancient Greece |
| topic | Griechisch (DE-588)4113791-7 gnd Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd Tyrann (DE-588)4186520-0 gnd Demos (DE-588)4338346-4 gnd Rechenschaft (DE-588)4304837-7 gnd Rat (DE-588)4139103-2 gnd |
| topic_facet | Griechisch Literatur Demokratie Tyrann Demos Rechenschaft Rat Athen |
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