The following text field will produce suggestions that follow it as you type.

Popular Categories

First Democracy by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Compare First Democracy by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Paul Woodruff

$17.95

Americans have an unwavering faith in democracy and are ever eager to import it to nations around the world. But how democratic is our own "democracy"? If you can vote, if the majority rules, if you have elected representatives-does this automatically mean that you have a democracy? In thiseye-opening look at an ideal that we all take for granted, classical scholar Paul Woodruff offers some surprising answers to these questions. Drawing on classical literature, philosophy, and history-with many intriguing passages from Sophocles, Aesop, and Plato, among others-Woodruff immerses us in the world of ancient Athens to uncover how the democratic impulse first came to life. The heart of the book isolates seven conditionsthat are the sine qua non of democracy: freedom from tyranny , harmony, the rule of law, natural equality, citizen wisdom, reasoning without knowledge, and general education. He concludes that a true democracy must be willing to invite everyone to join in government. It must respect the rule of lawso strongly that even the government is not above the law. True democracy must be mature enough to accept changes that come from the people. And it must be willing to pay the price of education for thoughtful citizenship. If we learn anything from the story of Athens, Woodruff concludes, itshould be this-never lose sight of the ideals of democracy. This compact, eloquent book illuminates these ideals and lights the way as we struggle to keep democracy alive at home and around the world. | First Democracy by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Compare more products to Paul Woodruff

First Democracy by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

First Democracy by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $17.95
First Democracy by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

First Democracy by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Indigo

Current price: $91.00
First Democracy by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

First Democracy by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $91.00
Reverence by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Reverence by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $19.95
Reverence by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Reverence by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Indigo

Current price: $19.95
The Ajax Dilemma by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

The Ajax Dilemma by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $18.95
The Ajax Dilemma by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

The Ajax Dilemma by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Indigo

Current price: $18.95
The Necessity of Theater by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

The Necessity of Theater by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Indigo

Current price: $23.50
The Necessity of Theater by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

The Necessity of Theater by Paul Woodruff, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $23.50
Living Toward Virtue by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Living Toward Virtue by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Indigo

Current price: $44.75
Living Toward Virtue by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Living Toward Virtue by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $44.75
The Garden of Leaders by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

The Garden of Leaders by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $32.95
The Necessity Of Theater by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

The Necessity Of Theater by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Indigo

Current price: $35.50
The Garden of Leaders by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

The Garden of Leaders by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Indigo

Current price: $32.95
The Necessity Of Theater by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

The Necessity Of Theater by Paul Woodruff, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $35.50
Powered by Adeptmind