Confronting Tyranny: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics

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Motivated by the reentry of tyranny into political discourse and political action, this new collection of essays compares ancient and contemporary accounts of tyranny in an effort to find responses to current political dilemmas and enduring truths. Identified by Plato and Aristotle as the worst kind of regime, the concept of tyranny was called into question during the Enlightenment and finally rejected in the 20th century as questions of good and evil were separated from facts-the proper domain for political science. However, in our globally interconnected world, tyrants are no longer dangerous solely to their subjects and neighbors, but to all. Confronting Tyranny brings together distinguished scholars to explore the lessons of classical political philosophy for the present political crisis of understanding and action.

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In this important and unique contribution to political theory, editors Koivukoski and Tabachnik have compiled a diverse range of selections that update and evaluate the classical concept of tyranny for the contemporary world. A complete reading of this book will give the reader a thorough and well-rounded knowledge of the concept and application of tyranny in the ancient and modern worlds. As impressive as this volume's breadth is its readability. Highly Recommended. * Choice Reviews *
Tyranny is an old and powerful word. This excellent collection demonstrates the ways in which we can usefully bring understandings of tyranny to bear as we think about our own circumstances. Highly recommended for all students of politics..... -- Jean Bethke Elshtain, The Laura Spelman Rockeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago; author of Just War Against Terror

Tyranny is an old and powerful word. This excellent collection demonstrates the ways in which we can usefully bring understandings of tyranny to bear as we think about our own circumstances. Highly recommended for all students of
politics.

-- Jean Bethke Elshtain, The Laura Spelman Rockeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago; author of Just War Against Terror

Author Bio

Toivo Koivukoski teaches political philosophy at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. David Edward Tabachnick is assistant professor of political science at Nipissing University.