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Chapter 6 - Conclusion

The Reach of Freedom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2024

Naomi T. Campa
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University of Texas, Austin
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In the concluding Chapter 6, I suggest other inquiries unfold when we take seriously the notion of the citizen as free and empowered. The approach to freedom and power developed throughout these chapters provides another way to interpret and understand Athenian political thought from the ground up. Recognizing democratic freedom as autonomy calls for a reassessment of ancient critiques of that freedom, such as Plato’s criticisms in the Republic. Likewise, expanding our view of power beyond power over others in order to allow multiple, simultaneous agents with the power to act uncovers often overlooked individuals with power, such as women and metics. In terms of modernity, democratic freedom offers a form of liberty before liberalism separate from republican or neo-Roman conceptions that is still able to protect a multiplicity of individual values.

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  • Conclusion
  • Naomi T. Campa, University of Texas, Austin
  • Book: Freedom and Power in Classical Athens
  • Online publication: 04 April 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009221443.006
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  • Conclusion
  • Naomi T. Campa, University of Texas, Austin
  • Book: Freedom and Power in Classical Athens
  • Online publication: 04 April 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009221443.006
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  • Conclusion
  • Naomi T. Campa, University of Texas, Austin
  • Book: Freedom and Power in Classical Athens
  • Online publication: 04 April 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009221443.006
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