Greek Political Heritage and Totalitarianism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6403134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl J Friedrich (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1940 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 218-225 |
| Publication date | 1940-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6705 • E-ISSN: 1748-6858 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034670500005295 |
| OpenAlex | W2013423114 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
IN A FAMOUS dialogue between the Athenian ambassadors and the Council of the small island of Melos, Thucydides has given the classical statement of the “right” of the stronger. “The brave Milesians soon see that they cannot appeal to the Athenians' sense of justice, because the Athenians recognize no standard but their own political advantage...By making the Athenians justify the right of the stronger through the law of nature, and transform God from the guardian of justice into the pattern of all earthly authority and force, Thucydides gives the realistic policy of Athens the depth and validity of a philosophical doctrine.” The Dutch, in the days of Peter Breughel, used to say: “the big fish devour the little fish” to which Spinoza added “by natural right.” That is the doctrine of the “state,”as inherited from the Greeks. Similar situations still haunt us. Did the Russians by natural right seek to destroy Finnish independence
Appeal · Doctrine · Economic Justice · Greeks · Guardian · Natural (archaeology · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Statement (logic · Classics · Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2011 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |