The Necessities Of War: A Study Of Thucydides' Pessimism

Synopsis

Introduction: Thucydides' Own Experience Of The War -- Accuracy (akribeia) And The Pattern Of Events : Methodology And Point Of View -- The Progress Of Pessimism In Thucydides : The Sketch Of An Argument -- The Archaeology (1.1-23) -- Collective Action To The Point Of War -- Pericles -- Melos -- Alcibiades : A Patriot For Himself -- Individuals In The Toils Of War : Nicias And Phrynichus -- Human Nature At War In Thucydides -- Appendix: Human Nature In Hobbes. Peter Pouncey. Originally Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 1980. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.