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Xenophon the Socratic Prince

The Argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus

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  • © 2014

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Part of the book series: Recovering Political Philosophy (REPOPH)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Introduction

  2. The Kingship of Cyrus

  3. The Kingship of Klearchos

  4. The Kingship of Xenophon

    1. “The Socratic King” (Books Three to Seven)

  5. Conclusion

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About this book

An interpretation of Xenophon's Anabasis of Cyrus, paralleling the text to Machiavelli's The Prince, and focusing on the question: How did the Socratic education help Xenophon reconcile morality with effectiveness, the noble with the good, as a ruler?

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Eric Buzzetti is Principal and Associate Professor in the Liberal Arts College at Concordia University, Canada.

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