Stupid/Good: Herodotus on Isegoria and Free Speech

• In Event: Ancient Histories

Brief Overview

This paper explores the Ancient Greek thinker Herodotus' conception of isegoria, and suggests that it presents a fruitful alternative to the 'marketplace of ideas' model that still dominates contemporary public discourse on free speech.

Author

• Lindsay Mahon Rathnam, Duke Kunshan University