Ryan K. Balot is Professor of Political Science and Classics at the University of Toronto. He is the author or editor of three volumes.

The writing is admirably clear throughout, the level of analysis is consistently high, and the meticulous and thoughtful analysis of the ancient sources is informed by a wealth of scholarly literature on a number of topics ranging from Greek ethics and social history to modern political theory and theories of emotion. Balot’s book is an important contribution that deepens our understanding of the workings of courage in democratic Athens and will therefore be of value to students and scholars in the fields of classics and ancient history, philosophy, and political theory.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: A Theory of Democratic Courage Part I: The Periclean Ideology and Its CriticsChapter 2 The Periclean Model Chapter 3 Free Speech, Democratic Deliberation, and Courage Chapter 4 Writing Courage into Democratic History: Aeschylean and Herodotean PerspectivesChapter 5 New Faces of Athenian Courage: The Pursuit of Imperialism Chapter 6 Democratic Courage and the Platonic Laches Chapter 7 Isocratean Reflections: Athens' Courage, Imperialism, and Eudaimonism Part II: Equality, Emotion, and Civic EducationChapter 8 Courage, Equality, and Military Recognition in Democratic Athens Chapter 9 Revisiting the "Standard Model" of Greek Courage Chapter 10 The Courageous Passions of Democratic Athens Chapter 11 Shame, Honor, and the Constitution of Role ModelsChapter 12 Cocky Athenian Men? Chapter 13 Tragic Explorations of Courage, Freedom, and Self-Knowledge Part III: Athens' Ideology of EudaimonismChapter 14 Athenian Eudaimonism in Thought and Action Chapter 15 Eudaimonistic "Paradoxes" and Resolutions Chapter 16 Conclusion: Three Challenges Bibliography Index

Ryan K. Balot is Professor of Political Science and Classics at the University of Toronto. He is the author or editor of three volumes.

The writing is admirably clear throughout, the level of analysis is consistently high, and the meticulous and thoughtful analysis of the ancient sources is informed by a wealth of scholarly literature on a number of topics ranging from Greek ethics and social history to modern political theory and theories of emotion. Balot’s book is an important contribution that deepens our understanding of the workings of courage in democratic Athens and will therefore be of value to students and scholars in the fields of classics and ancient history, philosophy, and political theory.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: A Theory of Democratic Courage Part I: The Periclean Ideology and Its CriticsChapter 2 The Periclean Model Chapter 3 Free Speech, Democratic Deliberation, and Courage Chapter 4 Writing Courage into Democratic History: Aeschylean and Herodotean PerspectivesChapter 5 New Faces of Athenian Courage: The Pursuit of Imperialism Chapter 6 Democratic Courage and the Platonic Laches Chapter 7 Isocratean Reflections: Athens' Courage, Imperialism, and Eudaimonism Part II: Equality, Emotion, and Civic EducationChapter 8 Courage, Equality, and Military Recognition in Democratic Athens Chapter 9 Revisiting the "Standard Model" of Greek Courage Chapter 10 The Courageous Passions of Democratic Athens Chapter 11 Shame, Honor, and the Constitution of Role ModelsChapter 12 Cocky Athenian Men? Chapter 13 Tragic Explorations of Courage, Freedom, and Self-Knowledge Part III: Athens' Ideology of EudaimonismChapter 14 Athenian Eudaimonism in Thought and Action Chapter 15 Eudaimonistic "Paradoxes" and Resolutions Chapter 16 Conclusion: Three Challenges Bibliography Index

Ryan K. Balot is Professor of Political Science and Classics at the University of Toronto. He is the author or editor of three volumes.

The writing is admirably clear throughout, the level of analysis is consistently high, and the meticulous and thoughtful analysis of the ancient sources is informed by a wealth of scholarly literature on a number of topics ranging from Greek ethics and social history to modern political theory and theories of emotion. Balot’s book is an important contribution that deepens our understanding of the workings of courage in democratic Athens and will therefore be of value to students and scholars in the fields of classics and ancient history, philosophy, and political theory.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: A Theory of Democratic Courage Part I: The Periclean Ideology and Its CriticsChapter 2 The Periclean Model Chapter 3 Free Speech, Democratic Deliberation, and Courage Chapter 4 Writing Courage into Democratic History: Aeschylean and Herodotean PerspectivesChapter 5 New Faces of Athenian Courage: The Pursuit of Imperialism Chapter 6 Democratic Courage and the Platonic Laches Chapter 7 Isocratean Reflections: Athens' Courage, Imperialism, and Eudaimonism Part II: Equality, Emotion, and Civic EducationChapter 8 Courage, Equality, and Military Recognition in Democratic Athens Chapter 9 Revisiting the "Standard Model" of Greek Courage Chapter 10 The Courageous Passions of Democratic Athens Chapter 11 Shame, Honor, and the Constitution of Role ModelsChapter 12 Cocky Athenian Men? Chapter 13 Tragic Explorations of Courage, Freedom, and Self-Knowledge Part III: Athens' Ideology of EudaimonismChapter 14 Athenian Eudaimonism in Thought and Action Chapter 15 Eudaimonistic "Paradoxes" and Resolutions Chapter 16 Conclusion: Three Challenges Bibliography Index