Isocrates, Volume I
The sophisticated schoolmaster. The importance of Isocrates for the study of Greek civilization of the fourth century BC is indisputable. From 403 to 393 he wrote speeches for Athenian law courts, and then became a teacher of composition for would...
Isocrates, Volume III
The sophisticated schoolmaster. The importance of Isocrates for the study of Greek civilization of the fourth century BC is indisputable. From 403 to 393 he wrote speeches for Athenian law courts, and then became a teacher of composition for would...
Isocrates, Volume II
The sophisticated schoolmaster. The importance of Isocrates for the study of Greek civilization of the fourth century BC is indisputable. From 403 to 393 he wrote speeches for Athenian law courts, and then became a teacher of composition for would...
Isocrates I
This is the fourth volume in the Oratory of Classical Greece series. Planned for publication over several years, the series will present all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries B.C. in new translations prepared by cl...
Isocrates II
This is the seventh volume in the Oratory of Classical Greece. This series presents all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries BC in new translations prepared by classical scholars who are at the forefront of the discip...
Logos and Power in Isocrates and Aristotle
This work offers a provocative reconsideration of two competing classical approaches to discourse, politics, and education. ""Logos and Power in Isocrates and Aristotle"" presents Isocrates' vision of discourse as a worthy riva...
Legacy of Isocrates and a Platonic Alternative
Bringing together the history of educational philosophy, political philosophy, and rhetoric, this book examines the influence of the philosopher Isocrates on educational thought and the history of education. Unifying philosophical and historical a...
Alcidamas
Alcidamas is an important figure in the development of Greek rhetoric early in the fourth century BC. Pupil of Gorgias, rival of Isocrates, and teacher of Aeschines, he also influenced Demosthenes and was later admired by both Aristotle and Cicero...
Rhetoric for a Democracy in Crisis
This book offers a response to the democratic crisis of our time. Drawing on the rich rhetorical tradition, it recovers a distinct Mediterranean current—shaped by figures such as Isocrates, Quintilian, and Giambattista Vico—that provides compelling theoretical alternatives. Contemporary democracy, the book argues, can be significantly enriched by this legacy. It explores its connections to the political theory that challenged the positivist political science, its resistance to the propaganda typical of tyrannies, and its inclusive ethos grounded in a reverence for difference—resonating with Hannah Arendt’s notion of freedom of movement, both in the world and in thought. The rhetorical perspective developed here contributes to rethinking 'the political' as envisioned by Arendt and Sheldon Wolin, in opposition to the Schmittian conception recently revived by populism. In doing so, the book demonstrates the potential of rhetorical thought to renew the principles of radical democracy in
Sofisterna
Sofisterna stod i spetsen för den intellektuella upplysningen och utbildningen under det klassiska Atens storhetstid. Med sin strävan efter en förfinad argumentationskonst, sin språkliga medvetenhet och sitt ifrågasättande av religionens och moralens grundvalar var de pionjärer i en filosofisk nyorientering som beredde marken för Platon och Aristoteles och som har haft ett avgörande inflytande på det västerländska tänkandet. För första gången i svensk översättning presenteras här de flesta bevarade texter och en mängd antika vittnesbörd om dessa fascinerande och ofta misstrodda tänkare. Genom en brokig blandning av lovtal, begreppsutredningar, intrikata rättegångspläderingar och kärnfulla sentenser får vi bland annat möta Protagoras, Gorgias, Antifon och Kritias, men också deras yngre samtida Alkidamas och Isokrates, som av tradition inte brukar räknas till sofisterna men vars verk är skrivna i samma anda. Översättningen har gjorts av Dimitrios Iordanoglou, som också försett boken med en informativ inledning. I ett efterord sätter Janne Lindqvist in sofisternas texter i ett retorikhistoriskt sammanhang.