Aristotle and the Rediscovery of Citizenship

Aristotle and the Rediscovery of Citizenship
Author: Susan D. Collins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 11
Release: 2006-05-22
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1139457039

Aristotle and the Rediscovery of Citizenship confronts a question that is central to Aristotle's political philosophy as well as to contemporary political theory: what is a citizen? Answers prove to be elusive, in part because late twentieth-century critiques of the Enlightenment called into doubt fundamental tenets that once guided us. Engaging the two major works of Aristotle's political philosophy, his Nicomachean Ethics and his Politics, Susan D. Collins poses questions that current discussions of liberal citizenship do not adequately address. Drawing a path from contemporary disputes to Aristotle, she examines in detail his complex presentations of moral virtue, civic education, and law; his view of the aims and limits of the political community; and his treatment of the connection between citizenship and the human good. Collins thereby shows how Aristotle continues to be an indispensable source of enlightenment, as he has been for political and religious traditions of the past.

Aristotle and the Rediscovery of Citizenship

Aristotle and the Rediscovery of Citizenship
Author: Susan D. Collins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2006
Genre: Citizenship
ISBN: 9780511317866

Aristotle and the Rediscovery of Citizenship confronts a question that is central to Aristotle's political philosophy as well as to contemporary political theory: what is a citizen? Answers prove to be elusive, in part because late twentieth-century critiques of the Enlightenment called into doubt fundamental tenets that once guided us. Engaging the two major works of Aristotle's political philosophy, his Nicomachean Ethics and his Politics, Susan D. Collins poses questions that current discussions of liberal citizenship do not adequately address. Drawing a path from contemporary disputes to Aristotle, she examines in detail his complex presentations of moral virtue, civic education, and law; his view of the aims and limits of the political community; and his treatment of the connection between citizenship and the human good. Collins thereby shows how Aristotle continues to be an indispensable source of enlightenment, as he has been for political and religious traditions of the past.

Aristotle and the Philosophy of Friendship

Aristotle and the Philosophy of Friendship
Author: Lorraine Smith Pangle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2002-11-14
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1139441868

This book offers a comprehensive account of the major philosophical works on friendship and its relationship to self-love. The book gives central place to Aristotle's searching examination of friendship in the Nicomachean Ethics. Lorraine Pangle argues that the difficulties surrounding this discussion are soon dispelled once one understands the purpose of the Ethics as both a source of practical guidance for life and a profound, theoretical investigation into human nature. The book also provides fresh interpretations of works on friendship by Plato, Cicero, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne and Bacon. The author shows how each of these thinkers sheds light on central questions of moral philosophy: is human sociability rooted in neediness or strength? is the best life chiefly solitary, or dedicated to a community with others? Clearly structured and engagingly written, this book will appeal to a broad swathe of readers across philosophy, classics and political science.

Rediscovering Political Friendship

Rediscovering Political Friendship
Author: Paul W. Ludwig
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2020-01-09
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1107022967

Applies Aristotle's argument - that citizenship is like friendship - to the liberal and democratic societies of the present day.

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought
Author: Stephen Salkever
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2009-04-27
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1139828029

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought provides a guide to understanding the central texts and problems in ancient Greek political thought, from Homer through the Stoics and Epicureans. Composed of essays specially commissioned for this volume and written by leading scholars of classics, political science, and philosophy, the Companion brings these texts to life by analysing what they have to tell us about the problems of political life. Focusing on texts by Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, and Aristotle, among others, they examine perennial issues, including rights and virtues, democracy and the rule of law, community formation and maintenance, and the ways in which theorizing of several genres can and cannot assist political practice.

Action and Contemplation

Action and Contemplation
Author: Robert C. Bartlett
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1999-08-27
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780791442517

European and North American scholars explore the political philosophy of Aristotle, with particular attention to questions arising from the Politics and the Nicomachean Ethics.

Aristotle's Legal Theory

Aristotle's Legal Theory
Author: George Duke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2020
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 110715703X

This book offers a systematic exposition of Aristotle's legal thought and account of the relationship between law and politics.

Citizenship and Identity

Citizenship and Identity
Author: Engin F Isin
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1999-12-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780761958291

This book provides an introduction to themes within citizenship and identity. The authors draw together debates in sociology, political theory and cultural/gender studies to show how the civil, political and social meanings of citizenship have been redefined by postmodernization and globalization.

How to Run a Country

How to Run a Country
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2013-01-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0691156573

"Gathers Cicero's most perceptive thoughts on topics such as leadership, corruption, the balance of power, taxes, war, immigration, and the importance of compromise." -- Dust jacket.