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OverviewIn Endangered Excellence, Pierre Pellegrin provides a fresh interpretation of Aristotle's Politics, revealing the extent to which Aristotle diverged from other ancient writers on politics, and the extent to which many of his positions resemble modern attitudes in political philosophy. Pellegrin highlights a number of strikingly original positions in his thought. Aristotle took humans to be inherently political, for example, even as he believed this characteristic developed more completely in men than in women, and in Greeks more than in barbarians. He maintained a nuanced and flexible conception of the way that cities ought to develop their constitutions, one that would be responsive to their particular social and historical contexts. Realist enough to recognize that virtuous men are rare and that class conflict is inevitable, Aristotle envisioned a political system that would be resilient in navigating the choppy waters of civic life. With this original approach to Aristotle's Politics, and incorporating key developments in European and English-language scholarship on the subject, Pellegrin demonstrates Aristotle's important and often unrecognized innovations in understanding political life. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pierre Pellegrin , Anthony PreusPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438479569ISBN 10: 1438479565 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 02 July 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents"Translator's Note Abbreviations Introduction: ""Our Ancestors the Greeks"" 1. The Philosopher in Politics 2. A Biological Politics? 3. The Endangered Happiness of the City 4. Citizen, City, Constitution 5. On the Positive Use of Deviance 6. The Legislator 7. The Theoretical Tools of the Legislator 8. Political Matter Conclusion Bibliography Index"ReviewsThe result of Pellegrin's many decades of highly regarded scholarly work on Aristotle's philosophy, this book has much to offer the Aristotle specialist ... Particularly valuable is the way that he demonstrates how the seemingly disparate discussions of an idea or theme, when drawn together from various parts of the book, provide a comprehensive, subtle understanding of the concept being examined. Preus's translation is clear and very readable. - CHOICE """The result of Pellegrin's many decades of highly regarded scholarly work on Aristotle's philosophy, this book has much to offer the Aristotle specialist … Particularly valuable is the way that he demonstrates how the seemingly disparate discussions of an idea or theme, when drawn together from various parts of the book, provide a comprehensive, subtle understanding of the concept being examined. Preus's translation is clear and very readable."" — CHOICE" Author InformationPierre Pellegrin is Director of the National Center for Scientific Research in Paris, France. His books include Aristotle's Classification of Animals: Biology and the Conceptual Unity of the Aristotelian Corpus (translated by Anthony Preus) and A Companion to Ancient Philosophy (coedited with Mary Louise Gill). Anthony Preus is Distinguished Teaching Professor in Philosophy at Binghamton University, State University of New York. He is the author and editor of many books, including Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Philosophy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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