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Character Evidence in the Courts of Classical Athens: Implementing the Rule of Law in Athenian Rhetoric

Character Evidence in the Courts of Classical Athens: Implementing the Rule of Law in Athenian Rhetoric

Name: Character Evidence in the Courts of Classical Athens: Implementing the Rule of Law in Athenian Rhetoric
Brand: Routledge
SKU: 9781472483690
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Author: Vasileios Adamidis
ISBN: 9781472483690

By Vasileios Adamidis

Routledge December 2016

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ISBN-13: 9781472483690
Publisher: Routledge
Publication: December 2016
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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There has been much debate in scholarship over the factors determining the outcome of legal hearings in Athens and specifically the extent to which judicial panels were influenced by non-legal considerations in addition to, or even instead of, questions of law. Ancient rhetorical theory devoted much attention to character and it is this aspect of Athenian law which forms the focus of this book.

Close analysis of the dispute-resolution passages in ancient Greek literature reveals striking similarities with the rhetoric of litigants in the Athenian courts and thus helps to shed light on the function of the courts and the fundamental nature of Athenian law. The widespread use of character evidence in every aspect of argumentation can be traced to the Greek ideas of ’character’ and ’personality’, the inductive method of reasoning, and the social, political and institutional structures of the ancient Greek polis.

Introduction

1. The Archaic Origins of Character Evidence: From Homer to Classical Athens

2. Incentives for Wide Use of Character Evidence in the Athenian Legal System

3. Greek Ideas of ‘Character’

4. Methods of Providing Evidence from Character in Athenian Courts

5. Greek Perceptions of ‘Personality’ Applied in the Athenian Courts

6. Purposes of Character Evidence in the Courts of Athens – Predominance of Law or Rhetoric?

Conclusions

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