La Democracia en Polibio: una aproximación a la historia del pensamiento político en el mundo helenístico

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12/2017
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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades
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Anuario de la Escuela de Historia Virtual
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La continuidad o decadencia de la democracia en el mundo helenístico es objeto aún hoy de controversia dentro de la historiografía moderna sobre el mundo antiguo. No así en la Historia de las Ideas donde el modelo ateniense constituye el centro de toda teoría de la democracia antigua. Por tanto, en filosofía política las democracias helenísticas, en comparación con Atenas, se caracterizan por un retroceso u agotamiento de la participación popular. Sin embargo, a la luz de estudios recientes, es necesario relativizar el grado de decadencia de la democracia en el mundo helenístico y el lugar que ocupa en el pensamiento político en general, y en el de Polibio en particular. El libro 2, en que se describe la historia de la Confederación aquea, es abundante en referencias a la democracia y parece indicar que ella ocupa un lugar central en las ideas políticas de Polibio.
The continuity or decline of democracy in the Hellenistic world is still a matter of controversy in contemporary historiography on the Ancient World. That is not the case in the History of the Ideas, where the Athenian model represents the core of every theory on ancient democracy. Thus, political philosophies on Hellenistic democracies, as compared to those on Athens, are characterized by a retreat or fading of the popular involvement. However, in the light of recent scholarship, it is necessary to treat as relative the level of decline of democracy in the Hellenistic world, as well as its place in political thought as a whole, and particularly in that of Polybius. Book 2, in which it is described the history of the Achaean Confederation, is full of references to democracy and it seems to indicate that it still has a central place in Polybius’ political ideas.
The continuity or decline of democracy in the Hellenistic world is still a matter of controversy in contemporary historiography on the Ancient World. That is not the case in the History of the Ideas, where the Athenian model represents the core of every theory on ancient democracy. Thus, political philosophies on Hellenistic democracies, as compared to those on Athens, are characterized by a retreat or fading of the popular involvement. However, in the light of recent scholarship, it is necessary to treat as relative the level of decline of democracy in the Hellenistic world, as well as its place in political thought as a whole, and particularly in that of Polybius. Book 2, in which it is described the history of the Achaean Confederation, is full of references to democracy and it seems to indicate that it still has a central place in Polybius’ political ideas.
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