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Michail Theodosiadis - Ancient Greek Democracy and American Republicanism, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Ancient Greek Democracy and American Republicanism

Prometheus in Political Theory

Av Michail Theodosiadis

Del i serien Edinburgh Studies in Comparative Political Theory and Intellectual History

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Ancient Greek Democracy and American Republicanism explores the archetype of Prometheus in political theory, representing faith in human agency and self-governance. It borrows perspectives from Hannah Arendt and Christopher Lasch, tracing Promethean elements in the philosophy behind the ancient Athenian polis as well as in early American republican thought, which laid the foundations of the American Revolution and also of the Populist Movement during the nineteenth century.The second principle of Prometheanism revolves around a 'tragic vision' of life and human nature; Prometheanism questions optimistic ideologies advocating human perfection or endless improvement. Ancient Greek democracy and early American republicanism maintain a balanced – else called melioristic – approach to human agency and potential. They value the importance of action, without promising endless betterment and assured happiness. Finally, cultural heritage and identity are seen as crucial for participatory (Promethean) politics. With this in mind, the book criticises mainstream liberal trends and questions the ardent optimism and cultural nihilism of the republicanism of the French Revolution.
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Dr. Michail Theodosiadis is a researcher at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as well as the Research Lead & Academic Partnerships Chair at Aigis Initiative and Dialogue. He earned his PhD in Philosophy from Goldsmiths, University of London, and has held academic appointments across the UK, Czechia, and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, having served as a Visiting Professor of Political Philosophy at the Scuola di Studi Superiori Giacomo Leopardi (Università degli Studi di Macerata). His teaching and research focus on international relations, political theory, philosophy, and Byzantine diplomacy. He has also coordinated international educational diplomacy programs, facilitating academic partnerships between Italy and Iraq.

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The book recovers the ancient and modern democratic experience through the lens of contemporary interpreters such as Arendt and Lasch to reconstruct a populist - 'Promethean', in Theodosiadis' words - version of democracy as a way out of our troubled politics. This is an essential book for rethinking democracy in our political context.

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