The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle's Politics Paperback / softback
Edited by Marguerite (McGill University, Montreal) Deslauriers, Pierre (Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium) Destree
Part of the Cambridge Companions to Philosophy series
Paperback / softback
Description
One of the most influential works in the history of political theory, Aristotle's Politics is a treatise in practical philosophy, intended to inform legislators and to create the conditions for virtuous and self-sufficient lives for the citizens of a state.
In this Companion, distinguished scholars offer new perspectives on the work and its themes.
After an opening exploration of the relation between Aristotle's ethics and his politics, the central chapters follow the sequence of the eight books of the Politics, taking up questions such as the role of reason in legitimizing rule, the common good, justice, slavery, private property, citizenship, democracy and deliberation, unity, conflict, law and authority, and education.
The closing chapters discuss the interaction between Aristotle's political thought and contemporary democratic theory.
The volume will provide a valuable resource for those studying ancient philosophy, classics, and the history of political thought.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:446 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:29/08/2013
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- ISBN:9780521181112
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:446 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:29/08/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521181112
