Ancient Athenian Democracy -- Good in Theory Crossover with Clif Mark

<p>This episode is a crossover with <a href="https://goodintheorypod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Good in Theory</a>, a political theory podcast by <a href="https://goodintheorypod.com/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Clif Mark</a>. I highly recommend Clif's podcast; in addition to interviews and one-off episodes, Clif did a series in which he adapts and explains <a href="https://goodintheorypod.com/episodes/10-republic1-justiceforbeginners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plato's <em>Republic</em></a> - the entire thing! Almost every topic in political theory is addressed in <em>The Republic</em> - and Clif guides you through the foundations of all the arguments we are still having today. Although from an anarchist perspective Plato is wrong about everything.</p><p>In this episode, Clif and I discuss ancient Athenian democracy and the extent to which does and doesn't resonate with democratic ideas today. From there I try out my idea (borrowed from David Graeber, as usual) that a truly democratic system would be compatible with anarchism, and Clif offers some constructive criticism to that idea.</p><p>If you enjoyed this episode, you should check out Clif's 3-part series on ancient Greek government:</p><p><a href="https://goodintheorypod.com/episodes/6-polis-freedomfarmsphalanxesclasswar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Polis</a></p><p><a href="https://goodintheorypod.com/episodes/8-sparta-killerbeyhive" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sparta: Killer Beehive</a></p><p><a href="https://goodintheorypod.com/episodes/9-athens-ahoypolloi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Athens: Ahoi Polloi!</a></p>