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Navigating Democracy’s Fragile Boundary: Lessons from Plato on Political Leadership

Philosophies
This article presents a case that former President of the United States Donald Trump was a tyrant-like leader in the mold of the tyrant in Plato’s Republic.
Alfonso R. Vergaray
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Ingiusta e sanguinaria? Atene-Periandro nel discorso di Socle corinzio (Her. V 92)

Erga-Logoi, 2015
The ironical processes and the allusions to contemporary events in Herodotus’ Histories have recently aroused a growing interest among scholars, with a special focus on his concern about «Athenian imperialism».
Marco Enrico
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Merchants of Pherae. The role of maritime trade in relations between the Thessalian tyrants and Athens in the 4th century B.C.

Klio, 2021
According to Plutarch, the Athenians honoured Alexander of Pherae with a bronze statute. It is difficult to explain such a high award with the ephemeral political cooperation between Pherae and Athens.
Sławomir Sprawski
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Dr. Hans Kohn and the political takeover of the Berlin Medical Society by the National Socialist regime in 1933

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
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Interpreting algorithmic information cues: User sensemaking of search autocomplete moderation

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Autocomplete is a search feature that algorithmically generates information cues for any keywords entered in the search bar. While this feature makes the search process more efficient, it also frequently produces biased, misleading, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate suggestions.
Shagun Jhaver
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Citizenship and Active Participation: Timē, Atimia, and Epitimia in Ancient Greek Legislation against Tyranny

Erga-Logoi
This paper re-examines ancient Greek anti-tyranny legislation from the perspective of honour, through the analysis of the relevant legal terminology (timē, atimia, and epitimia) in three anti-tyranny laws: IG II3 1 320 (Athens, 337/6 BCE), IG XII 9 190 ...
Linda Rocchi
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The Enslavement of the Free Individual: Chiaromonte’s Remarks on the Nature of Contemporary Tyranny [PDF]

Storia e Politica, 2023
From exile in Paris until emigration to the United States, Chiaromonte took on those distinctive characteristics that would later define him as a citizen of the world.
Alessandro Dividus
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Analysis of Single Particles of Amyloid Beta and α‐Synuclein With Seeded Amplification for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), are characterized by the pathological aggregation of specific proteins such as amyloid beta (Aβ) and α‐synuclein, respectively. Early detection of these protein aggregates in biological fluids could facilitate timely diagnosis and therapeutic ...
Alexandra Dybala, Marlene Pils, Oliver Bannach, Gültekin Tamgüney, Detlev Riesner   +4 more
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Must a world government violate the right to exit?

Ethics & Global Politics, 2017
This paper offers a response to the common claim that a world government is undesirable because one would not be able to leave its territory. This claim nearly always appears as an adjunct to the possibility that a world government would be irredeemably ...
Rochelle DuFord
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Heurs et malheurs d’un tyran : le cas de Hiéron de Syracuse

Pallas, 2009
The analysis focuses on the figure of Hieron, a Syracusan tyrant who met with mixed fortune in scholarly studies. Often compared with his brother Gelon, the second of the Deinonedides was seen as a rapacious and violent tyrant.
Daniela Bonanno
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