Editorial

With the present volume Polis completes a full existence of twenty volumes. Since 1977, when the first volume appeared, Polis has published one hundered articles, fifty extensive review essays, and one hundred and thirty book reviewes. It has given a forum for discussion, not only to well-known members of the acaemia worlwide, but it has also welcomed contributions from younger scholars, whether historians, political scientists, philosophers or classicists. Today, Polis is proud to be the only journal solely devoted to the history of ancient Greek political thought.

An Index to all twenty volumes is included with this volume, as a separate supplement. I wish to acknolwedge the indispensable work of Peter Nicholson in compiling the Index. It was his own idea and creation.   

What Polis has achieved in the past years is largely due to Peter Nicholson's editorship (1986-2002). With his dedication and paradigmatic meticulousness he maraged to enrol Polis amongst the group of high-ranking, refereed academic journals. From this volume on he joins the Editorial Board.

September 2003

  Articles

•  Justice in Aristotle's Household and City,  T.C. Lockwood
• Aristotle and Women: Household and Political Roles, P. Schollmeier
• Aristotle and Aeschylus on the Rise of the Polis: The Necessity of Justice in Human Life, C.A. Bates, Jr.
•  Rhetoric and the Defence of Philosophy in Plato's Gorgias, T.W. Smith
• Ruling Oneself: Platonic Hedonism and the Quality of Citizenship, R.K. Bentley
• Apology of Socratic Studies, T.C. Brickhouse and N.D. Smith

  Review Articles

• Review Article –  Aristotle's Pedagogy, S.D. Collins
• Review Article –  Aristotelians Meet Liberals, A. Madigan, S.J.
•  Review Article -  Justice and Political Rights in Aristotle's Politics, Books III-IV, F.D. Miller, Jr.

Book Reviews

• Roslyn Weiss, Virtue in the Cave. Reviewed by J. Dybikowski.
• P.W. Ludwig, Eros and Polis: Desire and Community in Greek Political Theory. Reviewed by Steven Forde. 
• J-F. Pradeau, Plato and the City.  Reviewed by Randall M. Jensen.
•  Gerasimos Santas, Goodness and Justice: Plato, Aristotle, and the Moderns.  Reviewed by Melissa Lane.
•  Michael Gagarin, Antiphon, the Athenian.  Reviewed by james F. McGlew.
•  Nadia Urbinati, Mill on Democracy: From the Athenian Polis to Representative Government. Reviewed by Peter Nicholson.  
• James A. Colaiaco, Socrates against Athens. Reviewed by C.C.W. Taylor.
• Michael Kochin, Gender and Rhetoric in Plato's Political Thought. Reviewed by Julie Ward.

CUMULATIVE INDEX TO VOLS. 1-20