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Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume show how leading classicists, philosophers, legal theorists, and scholars of religion have incorporated Adkins' thought into their own diverse research.
Table of ContentsMemorial Note Acknowledgments Introduction Robert B. Louden 1: Justice and Farming in the Works and Days Stephanie Nelson Response David Grene 2: The Women of Trachis: Fictions, Pessimism, Ethics Bernard Williams Response Robert B. Louden 3: Heroic Virtue in America: Aristotle, Aquinas, and Melville's Billy Budd Lee H. Yearley Response Wendy Doniger 4: Plato's Crito: The Authority of Law and Philosophy James Boyd White Response Charles M. Gray 5: Kantian Imperatives and Greek Values Paul Schollmeier Response Candace Vogler 6: Platonic Love and Colorado Love: The Relevance of Ancient Greek Norms to Modern Sexual Controversies Martha C. Nussbaum Response Richard Posner 7: The "Speech of Lysias" in Plato's Phaedrus Arthur W. H. Adkins A Toast to Arthur Adkins David Grene The Published Works of Arthur W. H. Adkins Notes on Contributors Index
