Ethical and Political thought in Antiphon's Truth and Concord (2024)

Bonazzi, M. (2020). Ethical and Political thought in Antiphon's Truth and Concord. In D. C. Wolfsdorf (Ed.), Early Greek Ethics (pp. 149-168). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198758679.003.0009

Bonazzi, M. / Ethical and Political thought in Antiphon's Truth and Concord. Early Greek Ethics. editor / David Conan Wolfsdorf. Oxford University Press, 2020. pp. 149-168

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Bonazzi, M 2020, Ethical and Political thought in Antiphon's Truth and Concord. in DC Wolfsdorf (ed.), Early Greek Ethics. Oxford University Press, pp. 149-168. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198758679.003.0009

Ethical and Political thought in Antiphon's Truth and Concord. / Bonazzi, M.
Early Greek Ethics. ed. / David Conan Wolfsdorf. Oxford University Press, 2020. p. 149-168.

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Bonazzi M. Ethical and Political thought in Antiphon's Truth and Concord. In Wolfsdorf DC, editor, Early Greek Ethics. Oxford University Press. 2020. p. 149-168 doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198758679.003.0009