Aristotle's Politics: Critical EssaysRichard Kraut, Steven Skultety Rowman & Littlefield, 2005 - 256 pages Aristotle's Politics is widely recognized as one of the classics of the history of political philosophy, and like every other such masterpiece, it is a work about which there is deep division. Many readers of Aristotle are uncertain whether his Politics has any contribution to make to contemporary debates about political life and political theory. The essays in this volume aim to address, implicitly or explicitly, this very question about the relevance of Arisotle's thinking in contemporary political philosophy. Written by leading scholars in lucid and accessible style, the nine essays in this volume will be a critical resource for newcomers to Aristotle. |
Contents
Aristippus in and out of Athens | 1 |
Aristotles Social Science | 27 |
Political Animals and Civic Friendship | 65 |
Ideology and Philosophy in Aristotles Theory of Slavery | 91 |
Property Rights in Aristotle | 121 |
The Wisdom of the Multitude Some Reflections on Book III Chapter 11 of Aristotles Politics | 145 |
Citizenship in Aristotles Politics | 167 |
Aristotle and Political Liberty | 185 |
Aristotle and Anarchism | 203 |
Aristotles Natural Democracy | 223 |
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About the Editors and Contributors | 255 |
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