In the most original interpretation of Aristotle's Politics in years, Michael Davis delivers many memorable and provocative formulations of Aristotle's messages concerning the constitutive tensions of political life. He traces the uncanny parallel between politics and philosophy in Aristotle, arguing that their connection is much deeper than it is ordinarily understood to be and that, for Aristotle, understanding either requires understanding the other. Davis presents his interpretation with a striking clarity and accessibility that makes the book a pleasure to read.
Produktinformation
Utgivningsdatum1996-04-09
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor176
FörlagRowman & Littlefield
ISBN9780847682058
UtmärkelserChoice 1996 Winner Outstanding Academic Book Award
Michael Davis is professor of philosophy at Sarah Lawrence College and is the author of Aristotle's Poetics: The Poetry of Philosophy (Rowman & Littlefield, 1992).
Chapter 1 Introduction: Rational Animal/Political Animal Part 2 Philosophy and Politics Chapter 3 Politics Book 1: Cannibalism and Nature Chapter 4 Politics Book 2: Parricide and Politics Chapter 5 Politic Book 3: The Poverty of Philosophy Part 6 Politics Chapter 7 Politics Book 4: The Soul of the Polis Chapter 8 Politics Book 5: Eros and Physics Chapter 9 Politics Book 6: Democracy and the Haphazard Part 10 Politics and Philosophy Chapter 11 Politics Book 7: Politics and Poetry Chapter 12 Politics Book 8: Poetry and Politics
Michael Davis has for the first time shown how the disparate parts of Aristotle's Politics are to be understood in light of their several perplexities, and how all the parts constitute a whole that constitutes in turn political philosophy and the philosophical nature of human, i.e., political, life.