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The first understanding of authority in the antiquity
Author(s): Zbigniew PańpuchSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Fundacja »Lubelska Szkoła Filozofii Chrześcijańskiej«
Keywords: authority; antiquity; classical culture; Western civilization
Summary/Abstract: The author starts with the general characteristic of authority. Then he sketches philosophical background which shaped the political life in the ancient Greece. He discusses the Pythagorean conception of the grounds of civil virtue, reveals the danger of delusive virtue which undermines authority, determines the objective grounds of authority with analyzing such conceptions as ideal republic, perfect ruler, and the authority of law in the light of the considerations of Plato and Aristotle.
Journal: Człowiek w Kulturze
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 167-206
- Page Count: 40
- Language: Polish