On the Peace

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On the Peace is a political discourse by the Athenian orator Isocrates advocating for an end to war and a more stable, cooperative policy for Athens and the Greek world.

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On the Peace canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oration
political discourse
work of ancient Greek literature
advocatesFor end to war among Greek states
peaceful coexistence in the Greek world
stable cooperative policy for Athens
aimsTo persuade Athenian citizens
reform Athenian policy toward other Greek states
author Isocrates
circulation written speech for reading rather than courtroom delivery
countryOfOrigin Classical Greece
criticizes Athenian imperialism
aggressive foreign policy
ethicalFocus responsible statesmanship
restraint in use of power
field ancient political thought
classical rhetoric
genre political oration
rhetorical work
hasTheme common good of the Greek world
limits of power
relationship between justice and security
historicalPeriod Classical Greece
surface form: Classical period of ancient Greece
influencedBy Peloponnesian War
inter‑Greek conflicts of the 4th century BCE
intendedAudience Athenian political community
language Ancient Greek
literaryTradition Attic oratory
mainSubject Athenian foreign policy
Greek interstate relations
imperialism
justice in international relations
peace
war and peace
partOf corpus of Isocrates
philosophicalOrientation pragmatic political ethics
placeOfOrigin Athens
proposes alliances based on consent rather than coercion
moderation in Athenian policy
respect for autonomy of other Greek poleis
relatedWork Areopagiticus
Panegyricus
To Philip
rhetoricalStyle deliberative oratory

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Isocrates notableWork On the Peace