From Politeia to Ochlocracy: Athenian Democracy in Writings of the Classical Greek Age

doi:10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5579.2003.06.008

Abstract

Abstract:

The classical Greek evaluation of Athenian democracy was contradictory. Some of politicians and ordinary citizens, such as Pericles, Protagoras and Demosthenes, argued that it was democracy that caused Athens to become powerful and beautiful and therefore it was an ideal political system. After Athens' failure in the Peloponnesian War, however, some historians and philosophers such as Thucydides, Xenophon and Plato began to criticize Athenian democracy from various angles. In their opinion, it was ochlocracy with no law and rule.

Key words: Athenian democracy, politeia, ochlocracy

CLC Number:

K125

Shao-xiang YAN. From Politeia to Ochlocracy: Athenian Democracy in Writings of the Classical Greek Age[J]. J. East China Norm. Univ. Philos. Soc. Sci, 2003, 35(6): 49-56, 120.

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