Quale demagogia? Riflessioni a partire da Platone
This essay starts seeking the Greek word «demagogia» in ancient classical literature. At the beginning, the notion’s conceptual shifts are identified from Plato’s dialogues and from Aristophanes’ comedies: the first meaning of demagoguery is as a strategy of conquest and preservation of political po...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:tp_712 it https://journals.openedition.org/tp/712 2020-05-26T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/lh9l All rights reserved Quale demagogia? Riflessioni a partire da Platone Teoria politica Rosenberg & Sellier info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1972-5477 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0394-1248 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/tp Moliterno, Lucilla Guendalina Aristotle Democracy Plato Aristophanes Demagoguery This essay starts seeking the Greek word «demagogia» in ancient classical literature. At the beginning, the notion’s conceptual shifts are identified from Plato’s dialogues and from Aristophanes’ comedies: the first meaning of demagoguery is as a strategy of conquest and preservation of political power, which is very evident in democracy. Afterwards, the essay examines the following shades of meaning of the concept, with a focus on the transepochal validity of the characteristics —highlighted above all by Plato— which make the democratic system a particularly fertile ground for demagogic degeneration, far beyond the historical circumstances. After reflecting on Plato’s Republic and Polybius’ Histories, which identify demagoguery as a form of physiological transitional moment between democracy and tyranny, the essay focuses on the dynamic equilibrium between the demagogue and the demos, evident not only in Plato but also in Aristotle. This essay ends with the proposal to build, by extrapolation from classical literature, the ultimate meaning of demagoguery: a theoretical hypothesis of a form of demagogic government. |
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This essay starts seeking the Greek word «demagogia» in ancient classical literature. At the beginning, the notion’s conceptual shifts are identified from Plato’s dialogues and from Aristophanes’ comedies: the first meaning of demagoguery is as a strategy of conquest and preservation of political power, which is very evident in democracy. Afterwards, the essay examines the following shades of meaning of the concept, with a focus on the transepochal validity of the characteristics —highlighted above all by Plato— which make the democratic system a particularly fertile ground for demagogic degeneration, far beyond the historical circumstances. After reflecting on Plato’s Republic and Polybius’ Histories, which identify demagoguery as a form of physiological transitional moment between democracy and tyranny, the essay focuses on the dynamic equilibrium between the demagogue and the demos, evident not only in Plato but also in Aristotle. This essay ends with the proposal to build, by extrapolation from classical literature, the ultimate meaning of demagoguery: a theoretical hypothesis of a form of demagogic government. |
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Moliterno, Lucilla Guendalina |
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Quale demagogia? Riflessioni a partire da Platone |
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