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Arguably the foundational text of Western political theory, Aristotle's Politics has become one of the most widely and carefully studied works in ethical and political philosophy. This volume of essays offers fresh interpretations of Aristotle's key work and opens new paths for students and scholars to explore. The contributors embrace a variety of methodological approaches that range across the disciplines of classics, political science, philosophy, and ancient history. Their essays illuminate perennial questions such as the relationship between individual and community, the nature of democratic deliberation, and how to improve political institutions. Offering groundbreaking studies that both set Aristotle within the context of his own time and draw on contemporary discussion of his writings, this collection will provide researchers with an understanding of many of the major scholarly debates surrounding this key text.
Presents landmark research that will influence the way that Aristotle's Politics is understood and debated
Sets Aristotle's work both within the context of its time and that of recent debates in political theory
Contributors from a diverse international background represent research traditions found in North America and Europe
Introduction Thornton Lockwood and Thanassis Samaras
1. Is politics a natural science? Pierre Pellegrin12. Nature, history and Aristotle's best possible regime Josiah Ober.
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Arguably the foundational text of Western political theory, Aristotle's Politics has become one of the most widely and carefully studied works in ethical and political philosophy. This volume of essays offers fresh interpretations of Aristotle's key work and opens new paths for students and scholars to explore. The contributors embrace a variety of methodological approaches that range across the disciplines of classics, political science, philosophy, and ancient history. Their essays illuminate perennial questions such as the relationship between individual and community, the nature of democratic deliberation, and how to improve political institutions. Offering groundbreaking studies that both set Aristotle within the context of his own time and draw on contemporary discussion of his writings, this collection will provide researchers with an understanding of many of the major scholarly debates surrounding this key text.
Presents landmark research that will influence the way that Aristotle's Politics is understood and debated
Sets Aristotle's work both within the context of its time and that of recent debates in political theory
Contributors from a diverse international background represent research traditions found in North America and Europe
