The Problems of a Political Animal: Community, Justice, and Conflict in Aristotelian Political ThoughtUniversity of California Press, 28.04.2023 - 320 Seiten 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. 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 j |
Inhalt
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DISTORTED IMAGES OF ARISTOTELIAN POLITICS | 10 |
INTERPRETIVE APPROACHES | 18 |
Community | 25 |
THE COMMUNAL ANIMAL | 27 |
THE FORMS OF FRIENDSHIP AND JUSTICE | 33 |
ARISTOTELIAN COMMUNITY AND MODERN SOCIAL THEORY | 43 |
GENERAL AND DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE | 157 |
A POLITICAL CONCEPTION OF THE COMMON GOOD | 166 |
The Rule of Law | 175 |
WHAT IS LAW? | 178 |
ADJUDICATION | 184 |
A POLITICAL CONCEPTION OF THE RULE OF LAW | 194 |
Class Conflict and the Mixed Regime | 209 |
CLASS CONFLICT IN ANCIENT GREECE | 210 |
Political Community | 51 |
THE DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF POLITICAL COMMUNITY | 53 |
THE POLITICAL ANIMAL | 62 |
THE ANCIENT POLIS AND MODERN POLITICAL COMMUNITIES | 71 |
MONARCHY AND POLITICAL COMMUNITY | 85 |
Political Teleology | 88 |
THE NATURALNESS OF THE POLIS | 90 |
POLITICS AND THE GOOD LIFE | 96 |
AN ANTHROPOCENTRIC UNIVERSE? | 100 |
THE GOOD LIFE IN IMPERFECT POLITICAL COMMUNITIES | 102 |
Political Friendship | 109 |
NEITHER BROTHERS NOR COMRADES | 110 |
THE DANGERS OF POLITICAL INTIMACY | 118 |
POLITICAL FRIENDSHIP AND THE INCONVENIENCES OF POLITICAL LIFE | 122 |
Political Justice | 128 |
POLITICAL JUSTICE AND RECIPROCITY | 133 |
NATURAL AND CONVENTIONAL RIGHT | 140 |
THE SUBJECT OF JUSTICE | 149 |
A POLITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF CLASS CONFLICT | 215 |
PERCEIVED INJUSTICE AND CLASS INTERESTS | 218 |
POLITICAL FRIENDS CLASS ENEMIES | 224 |
THE MIXED REGIME AND POLITICAL JUSTICE | 231 |
POLITICAL REVOLUTION A MISSING ARISTOTELIAN CATEGORY | 239 |
The Good Life in Political Context | 242 |
MORAL CHARACTER IN POLITICAL CONTEXT | 243 |
MISFORTUNE AND THE ASYMMETRY BETWEEN PRAISE AND BLAME | 251 |
MORAL CONFLICT IN POLITICAL CONTEXT | 259 |
The Good Life in Extrapolitical Context | 268 |
HOW GOOD IS THE ARISTOTELIAN GOOD LIFE? | 269 |
THE TENSIONS WITHIN A GOOD HUMAN LIFE | 277 |
Conclusion | 281 |
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