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torical and philosophical sources to present a complete pict.The book offers the first comprehensive account of the debate on true courage as it was raging in ancient Greece, from the times when the immensely influential Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, were composed, to the period of the e

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Soziale Dienste in Deutschland,and it is suggested that a greater familiarity with the debate about the nature of this important human excellence by the ancients may be a first step toward working out a more balanced view on the proper role of courage and cowardice in modern society.

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Book 2020nfluential Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, were composed, to the period of the equally influential author, Aristotle. The many voices that contribute to this debate include poets, authors of ancient dramas and comedies, historians, politicians and philosophers. The book traces the origin o

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Einleitung: Problemstellung und Methoden,xcerpts from fifth century author, Simonides, and his famous ‘Homer-style’ dirges for the fallen heroes of the Persian wars. The conspicuous affinity between the authors divided by almost two centuries is best explained by their common source of poetic inspiration, namely the Homeric tradition.

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,Wahlsysteme und politische Repräsentation,the fifth century comedian, Aristophanes. While admitting that Aristophanes’ own views on social and ethical issues cannot be known with certainty, there are reasons to believe that the comedian attempted to redefine courage to include into the set of all courageous agents not only warriors fighting

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Soziale Dienste in England und Wales,term ‘courageous’ to a female for the first time in our sources. The disagreement on what constitutes real courage comes to the fore in Pericles’ Funeral Speech, as reported by Herodotus’ successor, Thucydides. The final part of the chapter is devoted to the close analysis of Pericles’ address and t