Untangling heroism : classical philosophy and the concept of the hero /

"The idea of heroism has become thoroughly muddled today. In contemporary society, any behavior that seems distinctly difficult or unusually impressive is classified as heroic: everyone from firefighters to foster fathers to freedom fighters are our heroes. But what motivates these people to ac...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Kohen, Ari, 1977-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2014.
Series:	Routledge innovations in political theory.
Subjects:	Heroes. Heroes > Political aspects. Philosophy, Ancient. POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. PHILOSOPHY / Political.