Book contents
- Homer and the Tradition of Political Philosophy
- Homer and the Tradition of Political Philosophy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Contest between Homer and Plato and the Homeric Education on the Gods
- 2 The Homeric Education in Human Excellence
- 3 Plato’s Critique of the Homeric Education
- 4 Homer and Machiavelli on Education and Human Excellence
- 5 Nietzsche on the Contest between Homer and Plato
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 August 2022
Book contents
- Homer and the Tradition of Political Philosophy
- Homer and the Tradition of Political Philosophy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Contest between Homer and Plato and the Homeric Education on the Gods
- 2 The Homeric Education in Human Excellence
- 3 Plato’s Critique of the Homeric Education
- 4 Homer and Machiavelli on Education and Human Excellence
- 5 Nietzsche on the Contest between Homer and Plato
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Homer plays an important but overlooked role in the history of political philosophy. Plato criticizes the philosophic tradition founded by Homer and establishes a new one in its place; Machiavelli and Nietzsche, two leading philosophic critics of Plato, invoke Homer in their arguments against Plato and his legacy.
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- Homer and the Tradition of Political PhilosophyEncounters with Plato, Machiavelli, and Nietzsche, pp. 1 - 9Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022