Plato, Aristotle, and the Purpose of Politics

Author:   Kevin M. Cherry (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Richmond)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107633506


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   02 January 2014
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Author:   Kevin M. Cherry (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Richmond)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.370kg
ISBN:  

9781107633506


ISBN 10:   1107633508
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   02 January 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. A place for politics: the household and the city; 2. The beginnings and ends of political life; 3. Political knowledge and political power; 4. Political inquiry in Aristotle and the Eleatic Stranger; 5. Philosophy and politics in the Eleatic Stranger, Socrates, and Aristotle; 6. Modern politics, the Eleatic Stranger, and Aristotle; Conclusion.

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'The book's complex arguments are clearly and persuasively communicated, laying the ground for future work on the important questions of Socrates's place within the conversation, and the way Aristotle understands and uses rhetoric.' Choice 'Plato, Aristotle, and the Purpose of Politics is a valuable addition to the literature on both the Statesman and the Politics. Students of Greek political thought can be grateful to Cherry for his clear and careful statement of the major interpretive issues surrounding the relationship between these two texts and for his provocative attempts to answer challenging questions that continue to deserve further study.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 'Cherry's originality and contribution lie in his choice of Plato's Eleatic Stranger as a sustained interlocutor for Aristotle and also in the accounts of politics and philosophy he elaborates by way of their confrontation.' Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 'This is an ambitious book, rich in detail, widely read at the primary level and thoroughly researched at the secondary level, with a provocative thesis and concluding with an attempt to show the relevance of the ancient investigations to contemporary political philosophy.' Polis 'This book is clearly written, stimulating, and provocative. It is engaging, readable, and well produced.' Review of Metaphysics


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Kevin M. Cherry is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Richmond (Richmond, VA, USA). He has previously taught at Saint Anselm College and the University of Notre Dame, where he earned his PhD. His research has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, and History of Political Thought.

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