Athens in Paris: Ancient Greece and the Political in Post-War French Thought (Classical Presences)

by Miriam Leonard (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2005

  $212.07

  Athens in Paris explores the influence of ancient Greece on a group of seminal post-war French thinkers (including Lacan, Derrida, and Foucault) writing about modern politics. Miriam Leonard demonstrates the ways in which ancient debates about democracy and citizenship continue to be relevant to modern political and philosophical preoccupations.