Hybris, Legality and Athenian Democracy
Ancient aristocratic violence was intended to dishonour those who suffered it, as a way to guarantee hierarchical and dependency relationships. But the Athenian democracy challenged such practices as it established equality between its citizens. We will focus on the analysis of the graphè hýbreos (o...
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| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/analesHAMM/article/view/8188 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=moderna&d=8188_oai |
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| Sumario: | Ancient aristocratic violence was intended to dishonour those who suffered it, as a way to guarantee hierarchical and dependency relationships. But the Athenian democracy challenged such practices as it established equality between its citizens. We will focus on the analysis of the graphè hýbreos (outrage law), a law that punished violent and dishonourable actions among citizens. We will propose that the existence of this law demonstrates the importance of regulating such practices, since they generated a diminished and subordinate image of the people, putting in question the egalitarian principles of the democratic regime. |
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