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University of California Press

Problems of a Political Animal: Community, Justice, & Conflict in Aristotelian Political Thought

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Title: Problems of a Political Animal: Community, Justice, & Conflict in Aristotelian Political Thought
Author: Bernard Yack
ISBN: 9780520081673
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1993
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Condition Note: Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: 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.