Format:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 309 pages)
ISBN:
9780520913509
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0520913507
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0585054371
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9780585054377
Content:
A bold new interpretation of Aristotelian thought is central to Bernard Yack's provocative new book. He shows that for Aristotle, community is a conflict-ridden fact of everyday life, as well as an ideal of social harmony and integration. From political justice and the rule of law to class struggle and moral conflict, Yack maintains that Aristotle intended to explain the conditions of everyday political life, not just, as most commentators assume, to represent the hypothetical achievements of an idealistic "best regime." By showing how Aristotelian ideas can provide new insight into our own political life, Yack makes a valuable contribution to contemporary discourse and debate. His work will excite interest among a wide range of social, moral, and political theorists
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-300) and indexes
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Frontmatter - Contents - Acknowledgments - Introduction - CHAPTER ONE. Community - CHAPTER TWO: Political Community - CHAPTER THREE. Political Teleology - CHAPTER FOUR. Political Friendship - CHAPTER FIVE. Political Justice - CHAPTER SIX. The Rule of Law - CHAPTER SEVEN. Class Conflict and the Mixed Regime - CHAPTER EIGHT. The Good Life in Political Context - CHAPTER NINE. The Good Life in Extrapolitical Context - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index of Citations from Aristotle's Works - General Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0520081668
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Yack, Bernard, 1952- Problems of a political animal Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1993 ISBN 0520081668
Language:
English
