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Aristotle's Politics today / edited by Lenn E. Goodman and Robert B. Talisse.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy.
- SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- State, The.
- Aristotle. Politics.
- Aristotle.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (175 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- According to Aristotle, man's essential sociality implies a distinctive conception of politics, one in which all political associations exist for the sake of the moral perfection of human beings. This stands in sharp contrast with the modern view of politics that man is not "by nature" political; rather, man chooses to create political associations for the sake of securing the protection of his life and property. Many political theorists have begun to express doubts about this modern view, calling for a return to Aristotle's vision of a politics that is deeply moral. In Aristotle's Politics Today, distinguished political philosophers representing a diversity of approaches examine the meaning, relevance, and implications of Aristotle's political thought for contemporary social and political theory. The contributors engage a broad range of topics, including Aristotle's views on constitutionalism, the extension of Aristotelian ideas to issues in international relations, the place of Aristotelian virtue in modern democratic politics, and Aristotle's conception of justice.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Lenn E. Goodman and Robert B. Talisse
- Aristotelian statecraft and modern politics / Fred D. Miller, Jr.
- Aristotle and the liberal state / Edward C. Halper
- Why democrats need the virtues / Robert B. Talisse
- Virtue-oriented politics: Confucious and Aristotle / May Sim
- The morality of nations: an Aristotelian approach / Lloyd P. Gerson
- The revolt of the just / Eugene Garver
- Aristotle's Regime of the Americans / Peter L.P. Simpson
- Aristotle's polity today / Lenn E. Goodman.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-157) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780791479360
- 0791479366
- 9781435626904
- 1435626907
- OCLC:
- 191684610
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