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Freedom and Power in Classical Athens

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Athenian democracy was distinguished from other ancient constitutions by its emphasis on freedom. This was understood, Naomi T. Campa argues, as being able to do 'whatever one wished,' a widely attested phrase. Citizen agency and power constituted the core of democratic ideology and institutions. Rather than create anarchy, as ancient critics claimed, positive freedom underpinned a system that ideally protected both the individual and the collective. Even freedom, however, can be dangerous. The notion of citizen autonomy both empowered and oppressed individuals within a democratic hierarchy. These topics strike at the heart of democracies ancient and modern, from the discursive principles that structure political procedures to the citizen's navigation between the limitations of law and expression of individual will to the status of noncitizens within a state. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

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ISBN: 9781009221436
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Author: Naomi T Campa
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 226 pages
Genres: Ancient history
Social and cultural history
Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy
Social and political philosophy
Political science and theory
Political control and freedoms