CLA232H1 Lecture Notes - Tyrant, Elitism
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Demokratia the kratos(authority/rule) of the demos (the masses, ordinary citizen) Epitophios logos over the graves of the dead speech. Autochthony, all the same people of the earth, passing down virtues form ancestors. Kalokaguthia kalos good beautiful noble excellent agathos means the same thing the. Idiotous person who doesn"t participate in democracy quality of being good beautiful noble excellent thus nobility. No distance at all people are the government, decisions made directly, every decision in athens, war, peace, taxes, made by assembly of athenian citizens, vote put to them. Every office accept general chosen by law, rotated every year, every citizen got a chance to hold office, they could all sit on the council that developed legislation, every citizen participated directly. Aristokratia kratos sovereignty of the aristo best people: unhappy about democracy. Women and slaves who couldn"t vote were unhappy too: potential for tension. Percales funeral both reflects and mediates tensions.
