Menexenus is one of the least studied among Plato's works, mostly because of the puzzling
nature of the text, which has led many scholars either to reject the dialogue as spurious or to …

This book takes a new approach to the question," Is the philosopher to be seen as universal
human being or as eccentric?". Through a reading of the Theaetetus, Pappas first considers …

The Menexenus, in spite of the dearth of scholarly attention it has traditionally received
compared to other Platonic texts, is an important dialogue for any consideration of Plato's …

Autochthony, or the belief of an earthborn ancestry, was a potent aspect of Athenian
democratic ideology, closely linked to the political equality of citizens in the Classical polis …

This chapter examines the idealization of agriculture in creating a vision of the Roman
Republic. It deals with a closely related issue: the connection of agrarian ideology with the …

The Athenians of the fifth century BCE both created and were captivated by an unusual and
memorable concept that provided citizens with an ancestry that was closely linked to the …

Las siguientes páginas tienen como cometido discutir el que creo es un aspecto peculiar
del tratamiento que dispensa Platón al tópico de la autoctonía en el discurso fúnebre que …

“You leave us with no hope.” 1 This is the response George Yancy received from a white
male professor after a public lecture by Yancy where he analyzed whiteness and white …

1 This publication serves as an introductory presentation of my upcoming work on the
cultural interactions between Athens and Boeotia, as attested in myth, history and …

This thesis, with its reflections on previous myth theories, especially structuralism in the 20th
century and post-structuralist readings in recent decades, suggests a new approach for …