This volume begins by taking up a central theme noted by the late Allan Bloom - Rousseau's critique of the bourgeois as the dominant modern human type and as a being fundamentally in contradiction, caught between the sentiments of nature and the demands of society.
Thucydides has long been celebrated for the unflinching realism of his presentation of political life. And yet, as some scholars have asserted, his work also displays a profound humanity. This title provides the complete treatment to date of Thucydides' handling of the problem of injustice.