Aristotle on Political Community

A unified interpretation of Aristotle's views about the distinctive nature and value of political community, rule and participation.

List of contents

Introduction: community and exclusion; 1. Paradoxes of monarchy; 2. Community, friendship, and justice; 3. From the household to the city; 4. Rule and justice in the household and the city; 5. Citizenship, constitutions, and political justice; 6. Kingship as political rule and political community; Conclusion: ruling and being ruled.

About the author

David J. Riesbeck earned his PhD from the Joint Classics and Philosophy Graduate Program in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin. He has taught at the University of Texas, Dartmouth College and Rice University. His articles and reviews have appeared in Ancient Philosophy, Apeiron, the Bryn Mawr Classical Review, Classical Quarterly, Phoenix and Reason Papers.

Summary

This book argues that Aristotle's ideas about the distinctive nature and value of political community, authority and participation are coherent and consistent with his aristocratic standards of justice. The result is a theory that remains a potentially fruitful resource for contemporary thinking about the persistent problems of political life.

Product details

• Authors: David J Riesbeck, David J. Riesbeck, David J. (Rice University Riesbeck, Riesbeck David J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9781107107021
• ISBN: 978-1-107-10702-1
• No. of pages: 332
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Ancient / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Political science and theory, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500