I don't mean about the Peloponnesian War itself, but any libertarian discussion of Thucydides as a writer and scholar - his opinions as well.
Thanks in advance.
This may be of some help: http://mises.org/story/865.
Democracy does little else but depose one tyrant and install a nation's worth in his place.
Lord Jeff: This may be of some help: http://mises.org/story/865.
Thanks for the link.
The Greeks had a highly developed concept of economics, but it was simply part of the philosophies of politics and ethics. Economic and political philosophy were essentially distorted and destroyed by the Roman Empire. Concepts like division of labor, mutualy beneficial exchange, methodogolical individualism and subjective value are implicit in many Greek philosophical texts. Even Plato had a more realistic view of the role of economics than many present intellectuals, he simply did not recognize the inherent connection between ideological norms and material development.
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