The Problems of a Political Animal: Community, Justice, and Conflict in Aristotelian Political ThoughtUniversity of California Press, 09.08.1993 - 309 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. |
Inhalt
Community | 25 |
Political Community | 51 |
Political Teleology | 88 |
Political Friendship | 109 |
Political Justice | 128 |
The Rule of Law | 175 |
Adjudication | 184 |
A Political Conception of the Rule of Law | 194 |
Class Conflict and the Mixed Regime | 209 |
The Good Life in Political Context | 242 |
Misfortune and the Asymmetry Between Praise | 251 |
Moral Conflict in Political Context | 259 |
The Good Life in Extrapolitical Context | 268 |
Conclusion | 281 |
| 301 | |
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
The Problems of a Political Animal: Community, Justice, and Conflict in ... Bernard Yack Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2023 |
The Problems of a Political Animal: Community, Justice, and Conflict in ... Bernard Yack Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2023 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
according to Aristotle actions activity adjudication advantage friendship ancient Greek argue arguments Aris Aristotelian political Aristotle insists Aristotle suggests Aristotle's concept Aristotle's political Aristotle's understanding associated Athenian Athens behavior capacities chapter character claims class conflict communitarian concept of political Constitution of Athens contemporary contrast conventional right democracy develop discussion disposed disposition distributive justice example exists Finley form of justice forms of social friends human ical identify injustice interest interpretation judgments kind litical lives means mixed regime moral conflict Moral Luck Moses Finley munity natural right Nicomachean Ethics norms Nussbaum oligarchic ordinary political particular philosophers polis political community political friendship political justice political philosophy poor citizens practical praise promote rational Rawls reason Rhet Rhetoric rich and poor rule of law seek sense shared social conflict social theory standards of justice stasis teleology theories of justice theorists things tion totle totle's understanding of justice understanding of political