A Brief View of Selected Factors Influencing the Origin and Development of Polis Cover Image

K niektorým faktorom vzniku a vývoja polis
A Brief View of Selected Factors Influencing the Origin and Development of Polis

Author(s): Lukáš Jeník
Subject(s): Political Philosophy, Ancient Philosphy, Social development
Published by: Teologická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity
Keywords: Polis; justice; egalitarism; Jean Pierre Vernant; Victor Ehrenberg;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the Greek polis as a space where the birth of the Greek miracle took place. Polis did not only represent a social and political structure, but also a space that allowed the development of Greek culture. That is why the Greek polis cannot be simply identified with an idealized mental construction of the paradigmatic political community of the 5th century BC. The article presents selected factors that influenced the development of the Greek polis as a specific ancient form of political existence. It shows that the central factor that helped to shape the ancient Greek political community was the search for justice.

  • Issue Year: 11/2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 17-35
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Slovak