Xenophon The Socratic Prince: The Argument Of The Anabasis Of Cyrus (recovering Political Philosophy)

The Anabasis Of Cyrus Is Xenophon's Counterpart To Machiavelli's Prince. The Work Explores The Political Life At Its Peak, Examining Whether Morality And Advantage Can Be Reconciled In And Through Rule. Of The Three Model Rulers Presented In The Work, The Most Important Is Xenophon Himself. He Is Depicted As Leaving His Teacher Socrates To Become The Leader Of Ten Thousand Greek Mercenaries. How Did His Socratic Education Help Him Reconcile Morality With Advantage? The Anabasis Is An Exciting Chronicle Of The March To The Sea! The Sea! It Is Also A Searching Analysis Of The Political Significance Of The Socratic Education As Well As An Introduction To The Comparative Merits Of The Political And The Philosophic Lives-- Machine Generated Contents Note: -- Introduction: The Political Life And The Socratic Education -- Part I: The Kingship Of Cyprus -- 1. 'the Godlike King' (book One) -- Part Ii: The Kingship Of Klearchos -- 2. 'the Pious King' (book Two) -- Part Iii: The Kingship Of Xenophon -- 'the Socratic King' (books Three Through Seven) -- 3. Book Three: Piety -- 4. Book Four: Courage -- 5. Book Five: Justice -- 6. Book Six: Gratitude -- 7. Book Seven: The Love Of The Soldier (philostratiotes) -- Conclusion: The Argument Of The Anabasis Of Cyrus. Eric Buzzetti. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "The Anabasis of Cyrus is Xenophon's counterpart to Machiavelli's Prince. The work explores the political life at its peak, examining whether morality and advantage can be reconciled in and through rule. Of the three model rulers presented in the work, the most important is Xenophon himself. He is depicted as leaving his teacher Socrates to become the leader of Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries. How did his Socratic education help him reconcile morality with advantage? The Anabasis is an exciting chronicle of the march to "The Sea! The Sea!" It is also a searching analysis of the political significance of the Socratic education as well as an introduction to the comparative merits of the political and the philosophic lives"-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction....Pages 1-36 Front Matter....Pages 37-37 “The Godlike King” (Book One of the Anabasis)....Pages 39-73 Front Matter....Pages 75-75 “The Pious King” (Book Two of the Anabasis)....Pages 77-108 Front Matter....Pages 109-109 Piety (Book Three of the Anabasis)....Pages 111-147 Courage (Book Four of the Anabasis)....Pages 149-180 Justice (Book Five of the Anabasis)....Pages 181-220 Gratitude (Book Six of the Anabasis)....Pages 221-257 The Love of the Soldier (Book Seven of the Anabasis)....Pages 259-294 Conclusion....Pages 295-300 Back Matter....Pages 301-337 An interpretation of Xenophon's Anabasis of Cyrus, paralleling the text to Machiavelli's The Prince, and focusing on the question: How did the Socratic education help Xenophon reconcile morality with effectiveness, the noble with the good, as a ruler?