Josiah Ober

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Josiah Ober is a prominent scholar of ancient Greek political thought and institutions, known especially for his work on Athenian democracy and classical political theory.

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instanceOf classicist
historian of ancient Greece
person
political theorist
educatedAt University of Michigan
University of Minnesota NERFINISHED
employer Stanford University
fieldOfWork Athenian democracy NERFINISHED
ancient Greek history
ancient Greek political thought
classical political theory
democratic theory
political philosophy
genre academic non-fiction
ancient history
political theory
hasAcademicDiscipline Ancient History
Classics
Political Science
hasRole author
editor
lecturer
influenced contemporary scholarship on Athenian democracy
modern democratic theory regarding knowledge and institutions
influencedBy classical Athenian political thought
knownFor scholarship on Athenian democracy
studies of classical political thought
work on ancient Greek political institutions
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality American
notableWork Democracy and Knowledge NERFINISHED
Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens NERFINISHED
Political Dissent in Democratic Athens NERFINISHED
The Athenian Revolution NERFINISHED
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece NERFINISHED
occupation professor
positionHeld Mitsotakis Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University NERFINISHED
Professor of Political Science and Classics at Stanford University
researchInterest comparative political development in the Greek world
performance of democratic systems
political institutions of classical Athens
relationship between democracy and knowledge
spouse Adrienne Mayor NERFINISHED
studies democratic practices in classical Athens
institutional design in ancient Greek city-states

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