The World of Prometheus: The Politics of Punishing in Democratic Athens by Danielle S. Allen

The World of Prometheus: The Politics of Punishing in Democratic Athens

Danielle S. Allen

464 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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For Danielle Allen, punishment is more a window onto democratic Athens' fundamental values than simply a set of official practices. From imprisonment to stoning to refusal of burial, instances of punishment in ancient Athens fueled conversations a...

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