Greeks and the Rational

Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Classical References

Introduction: Discovering Practical Reason

1. Gyges' Choice: Rationality and Visibility

2. Glaucon's Dilemma: Origins of Social Order

3. Deioces' Ultimatum: How to Choose a Ruler

4. Solon's Bargain: Self-Enforcing Constitutional Order

5. Melos' Prospect: Limits of Interstate Rationality

6. Socrates' Critique: Problems for Democratic Rationality

7. Cephalus' Expertise: Economic Rationality

8. Conclusions: Utility and Eudaimonia

Epilogue

Appendix: Probability, Risk, and Likelihood
Works Cited
Index

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