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S.C. Todd, selections by Michael de Brauw, edition of March 16, 2003
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apragmon, pl. apragmones (adj.); apragmosune (abstract noun) · Lit. “one who does not conduct business”: a person who refrains from taking part in public affairs. It can be either a positive or a negative characteristic, depending on the attitude of the speaker (“philosophical contemplation” or “political irresponsibility”). For the opposite characteristic, see sv. polupragmon.
Greek: ἀπράγμων, ἀπράγμονες; ἀπραγμοσύνη.
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S.C. Todd, selections by Michael de Brauw, “A Glossary of Athenian Legal Terms,” in Adriaan Lanni, ed., “Athenian Law in its Democratic Context” (Center for Hellenic Studies On-line Discussion Series). Republished in C.W. Blackwell, ed., Dēmos: Classical Athenian Democracy (A. Mahoney and R. Scaife, edd., The Stoa: a consortium for electronic publication in the humanities [www.stoa.org]) edition of March 16, 2003. Contact: cwb@stoa.org.
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Dēmos · Classical Athenian Democracy · a Stoa Publication