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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| Josiah Ober canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
classicist
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historian of ancient Greece ⓘ person ⓘ political theorist ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Michigan
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University of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Stanford University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Athenian democracy
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ancient Greek history ⓘ ancient Greek political thought ⓘ classical political theory ⓘ democratic theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
academic non-fiction
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ancient history ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
Ancient History
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Classics ⓘ Political Science ⓘ |
| hasRole |
author
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editor ⓘ lecturer ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary scholarship on Athenian democracy
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modern democratic theory regarding knowledge and institutions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical Athenian political thought ⓘ |
| knownFor |
scholarship on Athenian democracy
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studies of classical political thought ⓘ work on ancient Greek political institutions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Democracy and Knowledge
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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
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Professor of Political Science and Classics at Stanford University ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
comparative political development in the Greek world
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performance of democratic systems ⓘ political institutions of classical Athens ⓘ relationship between democracy and knowledge ⓘ |
| spouse | Adrienne Mayor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studies |
democratic practices in classical Athens
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institutional design in ancient Greek city-states ⓘ |
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