And Other Plays.Penguin Classics‚ 2002. Print. * Thucydides‚ and Rex Warner. History of the Peloponnesian War. London‚ England:Penguin Group‚ 1972. Print. * Schironi‚ Francesca. “Thucydides’ Social Theory (Athenian Plague & Corcyra); The Melian Dialogue.” Classical Civilization 101 Lecture. Ann Arbor‚ Michigan. November 8‚ 2011 * Schironi‚ Francesca. “Philosophy‚ Scientific Enquiry and the Greek Artistic Canon” Classical Civilization 101 Lecture. Ann Arbor‚ Michigan. November 29‚ 2011
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under the aegis of morality rather than not. He states in his view that it is possible to fight a morally justified war and it is possible to fight it morally well. He uncovers the truth behind his view in a threefold argument which includes the melian dialogue‚ an analogy between strategy and morality‚ and a comparison on historical relativism. By uncovering his threefold argument‚ Walzer makes it very clear the morality is still involved in war and with this I agree. In Just War Theory‚ two types
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JUST WAR In this article‚ firstly I will try to explain the history of Just War‚ and then by examining Melian dialogue‚ I will compare realistic and idealistic idea. After that I will explain the basis of right of individuals and right of society‚ After that I will touch upon the principles of a just cause (jus ad bellum) for war which is called Theory of Aggression and just act (jus en bello) in war which is called War Convention by Michael Walzer. Then I will try to find out Walzer’s Legalist
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recalls interaction between Athens and Melos in the Melian Dialogues. As we enter Thucydides’ chronicle‚ the Athenian army is squaring-off against the small island territory of Melos following Melian refusal to succumb peacefully to the larger‚ stronger force. Athenian leaders have dispatched representatives to speak with the leaders of Melos‚ but by now Athenians are determined to take over the small island at all costs. However‚ the Melians think they may be able to avoid war with the Athenian
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Ye Hua Social Foundation 25/09/2012 The significance and implications of assumptions about ‘historical causation’ in Herodotus’s The Histories and Thucydides’sThe Peloponnesian war Historical causation is a facet of historical analysis that focuses on explaining what occasioned or affected historic event. Causation analysis‚ thus‚ investigates the social‚ political‚ moral background of movements‚ ideologies and environmental occurrence; nevertheless‚ these analyses themselves are influenced
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Political Realism In the discipline of international relations there are contending general theories or theoretical perspectives. Realism‚ also known as political realism‚ is a view of international politics that stresses its competitive and conflictual side. It is usually contrasted with idealism or liberalism‚ which tends to emphasize cooperation. Realists consider the principal actors in the international arena to be states‚ which are concerned with their own security‚ act in pursuit of their
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Professor Mack Comparative Government (POLS 1220.32) 13 December 2011 The Art of Self-Interest: Sun-Tzu and Thucydides “Being fond of the truth‚ I am an admirer of antiquity‚” writes Confucius. (Kaplan‚ 40) The past contains lessons that apply to the future‚ because while time‚ place‚ individuals and creed change‚ people as a whole do not. The motivations are always the same. “Thus‚ as Aron notes‚ while our ideals have usually been peaceful‚ history has often been violent. Though this should
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The state as the basic unit -The state: a set of governing institutions with control over defined territory and population -State is often but not always associated with certain national or ethnic group: the nation-state Sovereign state system The spread of the system Displacing other kinds of political government structures‚ from local and community governance to empires and colonies in 1945‚ 51 members states of the united nations in 2013 193 UN member states Sovereignty as the norm:
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philosopher king/queen theory of the Forms the Good divided line allegory of the cave myth of Er cycle of decline 5 types of constitutions Socratic ignorance examined life soul/psyche funeral oration Peloponnesian War Mytilenian debate Melian dialogue heroic virtues Greek Terms: politeia techne arête eros Concepts: myth of Gyges city in speech 3 classes of the city 3 parts of the soul guardians censorship true lie noble lie/myth of the metals women guardians Dichotomies:
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