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Xenophon the Socratic Prince

The Argument of the Anabasis of Cyrus

Palgrave Macmillan

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

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Eric Buzzetti
      Pages 1-36
  3. The Kingship of Cyrus

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
  4. The Kingship of Klearchos

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
  5. The Kingship of Xenophon

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
    2. “The Socratic King” (Books Three to Seven)

      1. Piety (Book Three of the <i>Anabasis</i>)
        • Eric Buzzetti
        Pages 111-147
      2. Courage (Book Four of the <i>Anabasis</i>)
        • Eric Buzzetti
        Pages 149-180
      3. Justice (Book Five of the <i>Anabasis</i>)
        • Eric Buzzetti
        Pages 181-220
      4. Gratitude (Book Six of the <i>Anabasis</i>)
        • Eric Buzzetti
        Pages 221-257
  6. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

      • Eric Buzzetti
      Pages 295-300
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 301-337

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?

About the author

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

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