Aristotle's Politics: Living Well and Living Together
Eugene Garver
Abstract
“Man is a political animal,” Aristotle asserts near the beginning of the Politics. In this reading of one of the foundational texts of political philosophy, this book traces the surprising implications of Aristotle's claim and explores the treatise's relevance to ongoing political concerns. Often dismissed as overly grounded in Aristotle's specific moment in time, the Politics in fact challenges contemporary understandings of human action and allows us to better see ourselves today. Close examination of Aristotle's treatise, the book finds, reveals a significant, practical role for philosophy ... More
Keywords: political philosophy, politics, political animal, Aristotle, human action, justice, governance, good citizen, politicians, ethics
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2012 | Print ISBN-13: 9780226284026 |
| Published to Chicago Scholarship Online: September 2013 | DOI:10.7208/chicago/9780226284040.001.0001 |
