Essays on the Foundations of Aristotelian Political Science / edited by Carnes Lord and David K. O'Connor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lord, Carnes, editor.

O'Connor, David Kevin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1991]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A surprising range of scholars return to the works of Aristotle as a source of fresh perspectives on their disciplines. Furthering that aim, an eclectic group of classicists and political scientists discusses the importance of Aristotle's political and ethical writings--for example, the Poetics, the Rhetoric, the Politics, and ethical and historical treatises--to contemporary approaches in political and social science. The collection examines underlying concepts such as production, race, class, and gender, as well as more traditional Aristotelian topics such as justice, monarchy and democracy, and the relationship between law and constitution. Emphasizing contemporary relevance and following Aristotle himself, this volume proceeds on the premise that the human sciences do not seek simply to increase knowledge but rather to benefit human life.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. Aristotle's Social Science

2. Aristotle's Anthropology

3. The "Infrastructure" of Aristotle's Politics: Aristotle on Economics and Politics

4. Aristotle's Political Sociology: Class, Status, and Order in the Politics

5. The Aetiology of Justice

6. Women, Soldiers, Citizens: Plato and Aristotle on the Politics of Virility

7. Superlative Virtue: The Problem of Monarchy in Aristotle's Politics

8. On Aristotle's Critique of Athenian Democracy

9. Law and the Regime in Aristotle

CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Okt 2020)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520323513

0520323513

OCLC:

1202623830