Aristotle's Political Theory: An Introduction for Students of Political Theory

Mulgan, R. G.

ISBN 10: 0198274165 / ISBN 13: 9780198274162

Edité par Oxford University Press, 1987

A propos de cet article

Ex owner markings on prelim pages.

N° de réf. du vendeur mon0003823631

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Aristotle's Political Theory: An Introduction for Students of Political Theory
• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date de parution: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0198274165
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780198274162
• Reliure: paperback
• État de l'article: Good

A propos de ce titre

Synopsis

This book provides a critical examination of the major doctrines in Aristotle's Politics, as well as other works, such as the Nicomachean Ethics, that are relevant to political thought.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book aims to provide an introduction to Aristotle's Politics, highlighting the major themes and arguments offered in the scholar's work. It begins with a discussion on what Aristotle perceives as human good, which he had described as the ethical purpose of political science, and how he views the political community, or the polis, as a community of persons formed with a view to some good purpose and a supreme entity in the sense that it is not just one aspect of city-state society but is the whole of that society. The book also discusses Aristotle's arguments against the abolition of the household for the ruling class and the communism of families and property, which Plato advocates, and highlights certain inconsistencies and vulnerabilities in his arguments supporting natural slavery and on how the husband should rule over his wife and children. The book presents Aristotle's account of the relative merits of six different types of constitution and his views on the best possible constitution that will help in the realization of the polis' true purpose of achieving the good life. It ends with a discussion on Aristotle's view of political science in relation to the protection of particular constitutions against constitutional change and political disorder.