Plato, Aristotle, and the purpose of politics / / Kevin M. Cherry [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Cherry Kevin M.
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 232 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 320.01
• Soggetto topico: Political science - Greece - History - To 1500; Political science - Philosophy - History - To 1500
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. A place for politics: the household and the city -- 2. The beginnings and ends of political life -- 3. Political knowledge and political power -- 4. Political inquiry to Aristotle and the Eleatic Stranger -- 5. Philosophy and politics in the Eleatic Stranger, Socrates, and Aristotle -- 6. Modern politics, the Eleatic Stranger, and Aristotle.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this book, Kevin M. Cherry compares the views of Plato and Aristotle about the practice, study and, above all, the purpose of politics. The first scholar to place Aristotle's Politics in sustained dialogue with Plato's Statesman, Cherry argues that Aristotle rejects the view of politics advanced by Plato's Eleatic Stranger, contrasting them on topics such as the proper categorization of regimes, the usefulness and limitations of the rule of law, and the proper understanding of phronēsis. The various differences between their respective political philosophies, however, reflect a more fundamental difference in how they view the relationship of human beings to the natural world around them. Reading the Politics in light of the Statesman sheds new light on Aristotle's political theory and provides a better understanding of Aristotle's criticism of Socrates. Most importantly, it highlights an enduring and important question: should politics have as its primary purpose the preservation of life, or should it pursue the higher good of living well?
• Altri titoli varianti: Plato, Aristotle, & the Purpose of Politics
• Titolo autorizzato: Plato, Aristotle, and the Purpose of Politics
• ISBN: 9781139340427; 9781107633506; 1-139-33451-4; 1-107-23162-0; 1-280-39421-8; 1-139-33797-1; 9786613572134; 1-139-34042-5; 1-139-12888-4; 1-139-34200-2; 1-139-33710-6; 1-139-33884-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461610103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II