Problems of a Political Animal
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adjudication
ancient greece
ancient greek philosophy
aristotelian thought
aristotle
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best regime
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class struggle
common good
community
conflict
distributive justice
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ethics
everyday life
justice
modern social theory
monarchy
moral conflict
moral theory
morality
political community
political friendship
political intimacy
political justice
political life
political philosophy
political teleology
political theory
politics
reciprocity
rule of law
social harmony
social integration
social theory
sociology
Product details
- ISBN 9780520081673
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 09 Aug 1993
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
Bernard Yack is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and author of The Longing for Total Revolution: Philosophic Sources of Social Discontent from Rousseau to Marx and Nietzsche (1986).
