The political animal : biology, ethics, and politics / Stephen R.L. Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Stephen R. L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Biopolitics.

Bioethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

People, as Aristotle said, are political animals. Mainstream political philosophy, however, has largely neglected humankind's animal nature as beings who are naturally equipped, and inclined, to reason and work together, create social bonds and care for their young. Stephen Clark, grounded in biological analysis and traditional ethics, probes into areas ignored in mainstream political theory and argues for the significance of social bonds which bypass or transcend state authority. Understanding the ties that bind us reveals how enormously capable we are in achieving civil order as a specie

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Aristotle's woman; 2 Slaves and citizens; 3 Is humanity a natural kind?; 4 Children and the mammalian order; 5 Anarchists against the revolution; 6 Bioregional environmentalism and the humanistic culture; 7 Good and bad ethology and the decent polis; 8 Apes and the idea of kindred; 9 Herds of free bipeds; 10 Enlarging the community; 11 Nations and empires; References; Publications by Stephen R.L. Clark; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-934074-35-7

1-134-65859-1

1-134-65860-5

0-203-00811-1

0-203-15873-3

1-280-33518-1

9780203008119

OCLC:

56946715