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An edition of On Tyranny (1948)

On tyranny.

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This title is Leo Strauss's classic reading of Xenophon's dialogue 'Hiero', or 'Tyrannicus', in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantes of exercising tyranny.

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Free Press of Glencoe
Language
English
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228

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Correspondence Philosophy Despotism Political science Hieron (Xenophon) Tyrannie et sagesse (Kojève, Alexandre) Hiero Xenophon Xenophon, Hiero Political science, philosophy Strauss, leo, 1899-1973 Xenophon Water-supply Government

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Alexandre Kojève (1902-1968) Xenophon Leo Strauss

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Edition Notes

Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 110-142)

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[New York]
Series
Agora editions

Classifications

Library of Congress
PA4494.H6 S8 1963

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Pagination
ix, 228 p.
Number of pages
228

Edition Identifiers

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OL5879938M
LCCN
63010653
OCLC/WorldCat
316084
LibraryThing
69278

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OL509283W

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