Paradoxes of truth and limits of a democracy. Nicias vs. Alcibiades in Th. 6.8-26

Abstract

From the indication of unpredictable aitíai that could result in katálysis of a democracy, the sequence of this text is subdivided in three other sections: in the second, the arguments of Nicias and Alcibiades in the antilogy recreated in Th. 6.8-26 are discussed. In the third, the question of the operational limits of Athenian democracy directly affected by that antilogy is discussed. In the final part, contemporary analogous problems are pondered after a brief and punctual discussion on key steps of the narrative of the stásis in Corcira (3.69-83).