Debates in the Pnyx: Political Decision-Making as Collective Knowledge in Classical Athens
Gallego, Julián
Debates in the Pnyx: Political Decision-Making as Collective Knowledge in Classical Athens - 2023.
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The Pnyx hill was not only one of the most important spheres of decision but also a unique place of knowledge in the Athenian democracy. Once the citizens gathered there, the operation of the assembly enabled a form of speaking and debating in which a specifically political knowledge was configured. This procedure entailed speakers and audiences interacting to constitute a collective, decision-making agent. In this paper, this interaction is studied by investigating the function of persuasion in the work of the respective roles.
Debates in the Pnyx: Political Decision-Making as Collective Knowledge in Classical Athens - 2023.
24
The Pnyx hill was not only one of the most important spheres of decision but also a unique place of knowledge in the Athenian democracy. Once the citizens gathered there, the operation of the assembly enabled a form of speaking and debating in which a specifically political knowledge was configured. This procedure entailed speakers and audiences interacting to constitute a collective, decision-making agent. In this paper, this interaction is studied by investigating the function of persuasion in the work of the respective roles.
Réseaux sociaux