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The Problems of a Political Animal: Community, Justice, and Conflict in Aristotelian Political Thought

By Bernard Yack

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780520913509
DOI
10.1525/9780520913509
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (22611154 bytes)
Edition
Reprint 2019
Pages
320\321
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 15:07:26

Description

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.

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