National characters. A theory and its aporias from antiquity to the contemporary era
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Abstract
Beginning with Polybius’ digression on the character of the Arcadians, the article analyzes the theme of geographical determinism, and the dialectic between nature and culture in a small number of cases. The survey deals with ancient (Herodotus, Xenophon, Polybius), modern (Machiavelli) and contemporary (Rudolph von Scala) authors.
Keywords
- National characters
- Polybius
- Herodotus
- Xenophon
- Machiavelli
