LEADER 04028nam 2200529 450 001 9910824677403321 005 20230629234214.0 010 $a90-04-43846-7 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004438460 035 $a(CKB)4100000011352747 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6372521 035 $z(OCoLC)1162191895 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004438460 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011352747 100 $a20210409d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun| uuuua 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe political animal in medieval philosophy $ea philosophical study of the commentary tradition c.1260-c.1410 /$fby Juhana Toivanen 210 1$aLeiden, The Netherlands ;$aBoston :$cBrill,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aStudien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters ;$vBand 129 311 $a90-04-34269-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Historical Setting -- 2 Authors and Sources -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Contents in Brief -- 5 How to Use This Study? -- 6 A Note about Translations -- 1 Terminology -- 1 Basic Terminology: Political, Conjugal, and Domestic -- 2 Political or Social Animal? -- 3 Later Developments -- 2 Needs, Desires, and Natural Inclinations -- 1 Preservation of Oneself and the Species -- 2 Inclination and the Body That Makes Us Social -- 3 Reflections on Mirrors of Princes -- 4 Instrumental Role of the Community -- 5 Cities and beyond -- 3 Good Life, Virtue, and Human Sociability -- 1 Good Life and Virtue -- 2 Aims of Individuals and the Community -- 3 Social Role, Prudence, and Virtue -- 4 Is Practical Happiness for Everyone? Virtue and Prudence of Citizens -- 5 Prudence of Slaves (and Women) -- 6 Craftsman qua Craftsman qua Human -- 7 Happiness and Morality -- 4 Reason and Language -- 1 Naturalness of Language -- 2 Language and Justice -- 3 Creating Communities -- 4 Purpose of the Linguistic Argument -- 5 The Social and Political Nature of Animals -- 1 The Ant, the Bee, and the Crane -- 2 Forget the Bee: Truncating the Linguistic Argument -- 3 No Animal Is Political -- 6 Beasts, Gods, and Human Beings -- 1 Part/Whole Metaphysics -- 2 Solitary Humans -- 3 What Is It Like to Be a God? -- 4 Ways of Being Wild -- 5 The Normative Scale: Above and below Beasts -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aIn The Political Animal in Medieval Philosophy Juhana Toivanen investigates what medieval philosophers meant when they argued that human beings are political animals by nature. He analyses the notion of 'political animal' from various perspectives and shows its relevance to philosophical discussions concerning the foundations of human sociability, ethics, and politics. Medieval authors believed that social life stems from the biological and rational nature of human beings, and that collaboration with other people promotes prosperity and good life. Toivanen provides a detailed philosophical interpretation of this view across a wide range of authors, including unedited manuscript sources. As the first monograph-length study on the topic, The Political Animal sheds new light on this significant period in western political thought. 410 0$aStudien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters ;$vBand 129. 606 $aPhilosophy, Medieval 606 $aPhilosophical anthropology 606 $aPolitical science$xPhilosophy 606 $aSocial sciences$xPhilosophy 615 0$aPhilosophy, Medieval. 615 0$aPhilosophical anthropology. 615 0$aPolitical science$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aSocial sciences$xPhilosophy. 676 $a185 700 $aToivanen$b Juhana$01598383 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824677403321 996 $aThe political animal in medieval philosophy$93966388 997 $aUNINA