Socrates (469-399 BCE) lived during the time of transition from the height of the Athenian hegemony to its decline with the defeat by Sparta and its allies in the Peloponnesian War. This was a time when Athens sought to stabilize and recover from its defeat. The Athenian public had started to contemplate the effectiveness of democracy as a governmental system. At the latter end of his life he was charged with teaching the youth to “disrespect” the gods of the city. Socrates was convicted of these
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concept of the polis is to identify the Greek city-state and show the Greeks citizenship to their city-state. Polis is where our word "politics" came from. The polis would be across between our word "government" and "culture" since the Greeks held that which we call culture is formed‚ shaped or controlled by the activities of the citizens of the polis. The polis was a type of force as well as alliance‚ thanks to it’s strength in numbers. Sparta and Athens both thought very highly of the polis‚ however
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Πόλις The Polis "The polis was a complex hierarchical society built around the notion of citizenship. It was made up of hundreds or even thousands of independent peasant households All citizens had a share in the polis..." (Morris) Originally‚ the polis referred to a defensible area to which farmers of a particular area could retreat in the event of an attack. This defensible hill became known as an acropolis. The Acropolis in Athens is one example. Over time‚ towns
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Lecture 7: Making sense of politics § Institutionalism as middle ground § Two dimensions: 1. Institutional design: different forms 2. Institutional strength: a. Durability: how long it lasted b. Enforcement: how effective? Hypothetical exercise § Rich countries more likely to have democracy è structuralism: economic condition § Islamic Culture is reason for persistence of authoritarianism in the Middle East (before 2011) è structuralim: cultural condition § Democrats
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The development of the Greek polis--whether a military oligarchy in Sparta or democracy in Athens--allowed citizens to participate in political issues. This concept of the "rule by the people‚" mainly in Athens‚ gave the citizens a sense of freedom and harmony. Greeks applied the label "polis" to all of the states‚ regardless of their political distinctions‚ because each was a koinonia‚ a community. After this period‚ the concept of the polis began to change. The regulation of power changed‚ along
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In ancient Greece the polis evolved greatly. This evolution included a break with theocratic politics and four stages that Greek city-states generally moved through. The evolution also included contributions made by Draco‚ Solon‚ Pisistratus‚ and Cleisthenes to Athenian Democracy. The city-states first political association during early stages of civilization was based on tribal allegiances. The polis was a self-governing community that expressed the will of free citizens‚ not the desires of gods
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Exam 2 review 1. Agenda building is identifying a problem and getting it on the agenda 2. On which issue did Republican George W. Bush attempt to "steal the clothes of the other party" by trying to do what Democrats are known for? 3. Policy formulation is the debate over exactly how to solve formulation 4. Which of the following happened in 2003 and may have guaranteed the success of Medicare reform prescriptions plan? Introduced the Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (like Part D
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Essay #3 November 25th 2011 Word Count: 1304 poli 231 The Morally Blasphemous In the following essay‚ I will argue that modern day suicide bombers are not morally blameless by Camus’s standards. To be morally blameless in Camus’s terms‚ modern day suicide bombers must absolutely meet two vital criteria. For suicide bombers to be
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The freedom that is to be cultivated in the citizens of Plato ’s ideal polis‚ and in the polis itself is supposed to be a free and just place. The freedom that Plato describes is the kind of freedom to live within a republic and be able to live in accordance to their abilities. The freedom he describes allows people to do things that‚ "are apt for the accomplishment of different jobs" meaning that a person is allowed to either transcend the "class" they were born in to or to even be "demoted" from
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