Finding the Mean - Theory and Practice in Aristotelian Political Philosophy

Zusatztext "Absolutely essential for any serious student of Aristotle's moral and political philosophy." ---Anthony J. Celano, Canadian Philosophical Reviews Informationen zum Autor Stephen G. Salkever Klappentext Stephen Salkever shows that reading Aristotle is a starting point for discussing contemporary political problems in new ways that avoid the opposition between liberal individualism and republican communitarianism, between the politics of rights and the politics of virtues.Originally published in 1990.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Zusammenfassung Stephen Salkever shows that reading Aristotle is a starting point for discussing contemporary political problems in new ways that avoid the opposition between liberal individualism and republican communitarianism, between the politics of rights and the politics of virtues. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest

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• Authors: Stephen G. Salkever
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.04.2016
• EAN: 9780691633985
• ISBN: 978-0-691-63398-5
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, Constitution: government & the state, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Constitution: government and the state