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.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Duke University
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
| Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/13041 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 0017-3916 2159-3159 |