Aequabilitas in Cicero's Political Theory, and the Greek Tradition of Proportional Justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9665486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elaine Fantham (Trinity College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 285-290 |
| Publication date | 1973-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800036764 |
| OpenAlex | W2131090988 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
This inquiry starts from two passages in book 1 of Cicero's de Re Publica , both concerned with the failings of democracy as a political form. The first occurs in Scipio Aemilianus' opening criticism of the three unmixed constitutions. The weakness of democracy is that (1. 43) cum omnia per populum geruntur quamvis iustum atque moderatum, tamen ipsa aequabilitas est iniqua, cum habet nullos gradus dignitatis
Art · Cicero · Criticism · Democracy · Economic Justice · Humanities · Literature · Political science · Politics · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Classics · Law · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2023 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |