Otto Linderborg
Biographic Data
| ID | 1482849 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Otto Linderborg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Otto |
| FAMILY NAME | Linderborg |
| SIGNATURE | LINDERBORG O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mid Sweden University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0222-2240 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mοναρχία and μόναρχος: Reassessing the Origins of Classical Greek Constitutional Terminology
Classical scholars and historians of antiquity often assume that the concept of ‘monarchy’ (μοναρχία), like that of ‘tyranny’ (τυραννίς), was a part of Greek political terminology from a very early stage. Some eighty years ago, this theory was vigorously defended by Albert Debrunner, who argued that μοναρχία was the original Classical Greek constitutional term, functioning as a model for others such as ‘oligarchy’ (ὀλιγαρχία) and ‘democracy’ (δημ…
Ancient Greek and Indian Social Contract Theories: A Comparison
This article analyses and compares ancient Greek and Indian social contract theories. On the Greek side, social theories comprising a contractual understanding of the origins of society are encountered, inter alia , in the works of Herodotus, Plato and Polybius – while comparable Indian accounts may be gathered from the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad , the Dīgha Nikāya and the Mahābhārata . Through close readings of these and other texts, it is shown tha…
Tracing the Roots of Social Contract Theories: A Comparative Study of Ancient Greek and Indian Perspectives
This article explores and compares the social contract theories ofancient Greece and India. In Greek thought, contractual theories of the origins of social order can be found in the works of Herodotus, Plato, and Polybius. Corresponding Indian perspectives emerge from texts such as the Brhadāranyaka Upanisad, the Dīgha Nikāya, and the Mahābhārata. Through interpretations of these texts, the present analysis will show that both Greek and Indian th…
Sin, Heresy and Righteousness in Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians
The letter to the Philippians is a work traditionally ascribed to the early Christian martyr Polycarp of Smyrna. The scholarly discussions surrounding the Polycarpian letter have concerned themselves with the question of the authenticity and unity of the text. In contrast, the present study aims at providing the first unifying account of the three major themes dealt with in the letter: sin, heresy and righteousness. In the Polycarpian letter, one…
Diffusion of Political Ideas between Ancient India and Greece: Early Theories of the Origins of Monarchy
This investigation examines the question of whether the similar theories of the origins of monarchy encountered in certain early Greek and Indian literary sources should be taken as evidence of cross-cultural diffusion of political ideas. The paper argues against the alternative explanation, according to which the similarity in form in the Greek and Indian versions of the kingship theory is rooted in similar social processes, by exposing how the …
Immanent Critique in Thucydides’ Mytilenean Debate and Melian Dialogue
This article investigates social critique in Thucydides’ History of thePeloponnesian War. Two famous Thucydidean episodes are in focus:the Mytilenean Debate in Book III and the Melian Dialogue in BookV of the History. These episodes are interpreted here as inquiriesassuming the shape of subversive and transformative socialcriticism: immanent critique. Immanent critique aims at shiftinghorizons of meaning in social contexts, and the philosopherspr…
The Odd Future Participle at Pol. Phil. XIII: Reassessing the Authenticity and Unity of Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians
The Letter to the Philippians is the sole surviving work of the early Christian bishop and martyr, Polycarp of Smyrna. Ever since the 17th century scholars have contested the authenticity and unity of the letter without reaching a settlement. However, new linguistic evidence allows for a reassessment of the controversy. The future participle πρεσβεύσοντα at Pol. Phil . XIII .1 is one of a mere four occurrences of FP s in the entire corpus of the …
Diffusion of Political Ideas between Ancient India and Greece: Early Theories of the Origins of Monarchy
This investigation examines the question of whether the similar theories of the origins of monarchy encountered in certain early Greek and Indian literary sources should be taken as evidence of cross-cultural diffusion of political ideas. The paper argues against the alternative explanation, according to which the similarity in form in the Greek and Indian versions of the kingship theory is rooted in similar social processes, by exposing how the …
The Odd Future Participle at Pol. Phil. XIII: Reassessing the Authenticity and Unity of Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians
The Letter to the Philippians is the sole surviving work of the early Christian bishop and martyr, Polycarp of Smyrna. Ever since the 17th century scholars have contested the authenticity and unity of the letter without reaching a settlement. However, new linguistic evidence allows for a reassessment of the controversy. The future participle πρεσβεύσοντα at Pol. Phil . XIII .1 is one of a mere four occurrences of FP s in the entire corpus of the …
Immanent Critique in Thucydides’ Mytilenean Debate and Melian Dialogue
This article investigates social critique in Thucydides’ History of thePeloponnesian War. Two famous Thucydidean episodes are in focus:the Mytilenean Debate in Book III and the Melian Dialogue in BookV of the History. These episodes are interpreted here as inquiriesassuming the shape of subversive and transformative socialcriticism: immanent critique. Immanent critique aims at shiftinghorizons of meaning in social contexts, and the philosopherspr…
Sin, Heresy and Righteousness in Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians
The letter to the Philippians is a work traditionally ascribed to the early Christian martyr Polycarp of Smyrna. The scholarly discussions surrounding the Polycarpian letter have concerned themselves with the question of the authenticity and unity of the text. In contrast, the present study aims at providing the first unifying account of the three major themes dealt with in the letter: sin, heresy and righteousness. In the Polycarpian letter, one…
Diffusion of Political Ideas between Ancient India and Greece: Early Theories of the Origins of Monarchy
This investigation examines the question of whether the similar theories of the origins of monarchy encountered in certain early Greek and Indian literary sources should be taken as evidence of cross-cultural diffusion of political ideas. The paper argues against the alternative explanation, according to which the similarity in form in the Greek and Indian versions of the kingship theory is rooted in similar social processes, by exposing how the …
Ancient Greek and Indian Social Contract Theories: A Comparison
This article analyses and compares ancient Greek and Indian social contract theories. On the Greek side, social theories comprising a contractual understanding of the origins of society are encountered, inter alia , in the works of Herodotus, Plato and Polybius – while comparable Indian accounts may be gathered from the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad , the Dīgha Nikāya and the Mahābhārata . Through close readings of these and other texts, it is shown tha…
Tracing the Roots of Social Contract Theories: A Comparative Study of Ancient Greek and Indian Perspectives
This article explores and compares the social contract theories ofancient Greece and India. In Greek thought, contractual theories of the origins of social order can be found in the works of Herodotus, Plato, and Polybius. Corresponding Indian perspectives emerge from texts such as the Brhadāranyaka Upanisad, the Dīgha Nikāya, and the Mahābhārata. Through interpretations of these texts, the present analysis will show that both Greek and Indian th…
Mοναρχία and μόναρχος: Reassessing the Origins of Classical Greek Constitutional Terminology
Classical scholars and historians of antiquity often assume that the concept of ‘monarchy’ (μοναρχία), like that of ‘tyranny’ (τυραννίς), was a part of Greek political terminology from a very early stage. Some eighty years ago, this theory was vigorously defended by Albert Debrunner, who argued that μοναρχία was the original Classical Greek constitutional term, functioning as a model for others such as ‘oligarchy’ (ὀλιγαρχία) and ‘democracy’ (δημ…
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