Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Texts, Translations, and Notes -- Introduction: The Power of Stories -- ONE: Passions and Priorities (Iliad 1) -- TWO: Them and Us (Iliad 6) --...
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Texts, Translations, and Notes -- Introduction: The Power of Stories -- ONE: Passions and Priorities (Iliad 1) -- TWO: Them and Us (Iliad 6) -- THREE: Cultivating Rational Thought (Iliad 9) -- FOUR: Violence, Vengeance, and a Glimpse of Victory (Iliad 10-24) -- FIVE: The Dangers of Democratic Decision Making (Sophocles' Ajax) -- SIX: The Abuse of Power and Its Consequences (Euripides' Hecuba) -- Conclusion: The Ends of Self-Government -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index