XENOPHON

Xenophon s personal history was exceptional for its combination of Socratic education and the exercise of military leadership in a time of crisis. His writings provide an intellectually and morally consistent response to his times and to the issue of ethical but effective leadership, and they play a special role in defining our sense of the post-Athenian-Empire Greek world. Recent Xenophontic scholarship has established the general truth of these claims. The current volume will not only reinforce them but also contribute to greater understanding of a voice that is neither simply ironic nor simply ingenuous and of a view of the world that is informed by an engagement with history."

Istoria personala a lui Xenophon a fost exceptionala pentru combinatia sa de educatie socratica si exercitarea conducerii militare intr-o perioada de criza. Scrierile sale ofera un raspuns consecvent din punct de vedere intelectual si moral la vremurile sale si la problema conducerii etice, dar eficiente, si joaca un rol special in definirea sensului nostru despre lumea greaca post-ateniana.