Aristotle's Politics : Writings from the Complete Works: Politics, Economics, Constitution of Athens / Aristotle; Jonathan Barnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aristotle, author.

Contributor:

Barnes, Jonathan, editor.

Lane, Melissa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Early works to 1800.

Political science.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Aristotle was the first philosopher in the Western tradition to address politics systematically and empirically, and he remains a central figure in political theory. This essential volume presents Aristotle's complete political writings-including his Politics, Economics, and Constitution of Athens-in their most authoritative translations, taken from the complete works that is universally recognized as the standard English edition. Edited by Jonathan Barnes, one of the world's leading scholars of ancient philosophy, and with an illuminating introduction by Melissa Lane, an authority on ancient political philosophy, this compact but comprehensive volume will be invaluable for all students of politics, philosophy, classics, or Western thought.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

INTRODUCTION

POLITICS

ECONOMICS

CONSTITUTION OF ATHENS

INDEX OF NAMES

SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

OCLC:

967829300