Justice and reciprocity in Aristotle's political philosophy / Kazutaka Inamura, Hirosaki University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Inamura, Kazutaka, author.

Series:

Cambridge classical studies.

Cambridge classical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 255 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Justice & Reciprocity in Aristotle's Political Philosophy

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book illustrates how Aristotle's ethical concepts such as justice, reciprocity and friendship offer a basis for his political philosophy. In particular, it points out the importance of Aristotle for articulating the concept of a civic relationship and developing a theory of integration, by exploring how he includes a wide variety of people within the deliberative and judicial processes. Comparisons between Aristotle's own thought and present-day 'Aristotelian' political theories, such as communitarianism, civic republicanism and the capabilities approach, are also among the unique approaches offered by the book and are used to illustrate his original vision of politics. They can also, however, offer new insights into the problems of how to read his texts appropriately in their context and why we now need to read them, not only out of an antiquarian interest but also out of our concern for politics.

Contents:

Aristotelian political theories in a liberal democracy

The good life and a good polis

Democracy, polity and the mixed constitution

Civic virtue

Civic friendship

Reciprocity in the political economy.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-34963-2

1-316-35563-2

1-316-36203-5

1-316-36503-4

1-316-36303-1

1-316-35863-1

1-316-27559-0