Summary
Christian Meier: The origin of the political among the Greeks
The book "The origin of the political among the Greeks" presents a unique discussion of the political phenomenon as well as the epochal emergence of the democracy of the polis, which historically characterized the ancient Greek world. The author does not consider the political term sui generis, but views the world of the polis through the prism of the overall cultural achievement of the ancient Greeks: from Aeschylus's "Eumenides" to Herodotus' "History", resorting to a very careful analysis of the famous Cleisthenian reforms and their consequences for the everyday life of the ancient Greeks. To the modern reader, Christian Meier in an appealing essay form evokes the unique passion of the citizens of the ancient polis to establish a just human community, which will remain the unattainable political ideal of the modern era to this day.
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