Moral Vision in the Histories of Polybius: Volume 16

by Arthur M. Eckstein

Arthur Eckstein's fresh and stimulating interpretation challenges the way Polybius' Histories have long been viewed. He argues that Polybius evaluates people and events as much from a moral viewpoint as from a pragmatic, utilitarian, or even "Machiavellian" one. Polybius particularly asks for "improvement" in his audience, hoping that those who study his writings will emerge with a firm determination to live their lives nobly. Teaching by the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520085205
• ISBN13: 9780520085206
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"