Privacy's Background

The article examines the setting, in the broadest terms historically, for our contemporary sense of privacy. Given our obvious preoccupation with privacy, there is no need to recite why such an examination might pay dividends. The article has three parts, a consideration of the ancient perspective o...

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Published in:The Review of politics 1993-04, Vol.55 (2), p.217-246
Main Author: Peterman, Larry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ARISTOTLE
Aristotle (384-322 BC)
Bazhan, Mykola Platonovych (1904-1983)
CHRISTIAN BELIEFS OR CHURCHES
Christianity
Cities
City politics
City states
Communities
Exegesis & hermeneutics
General philosophy. Metaphysics
History
Old Testament
Philosophy
Philosophy of religion
PLATO
Political ideas
Political Philosophy
Privacy
PRIVACY AND ITS INVASION
Privacy rights
Private life
Socratic philosophy
Spiritual love
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Summary:The article examines the setting, in the broadest terms historically, for our contemporary sense of privacy. Given our obvious preoccupation with privacy, there is no need to recite why such an examination might pay dividends. The article has three parts, a consideration of the ancient perspective on privacy by way mostly of Plato and Aristotle, a shorter consideration of the Old Testament perspective, and a consideration of the New Testament and Christian perspective, which is taken to be the primary impulse to our present viewpoint. I conclude with a brief suggestion about a contemporary political problem inherent in this viewpoint.
ISSN:0034-6705
1748-6858
DOI:10.1017/S0034670500017368