Case study: Thucyclide's Melian Dialogue

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Events

  • Athenian leaders arrive on the militarily much inferior island of Melos

  • Assert their right of conquest over the islanders

  • As the A have military force, the M must either submit or be exterminated

  • M try to use God/justice/allies to prevent invasion

  • A overtake Melos, kill all the men and enslave the women and children


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Motive for A overtaking M

  • Power (economic)


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A vs M — motives

  • A = power

  • M = morals


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Conclusion

  • Power > morals when military power is strong enough