Aristotle's Quarrel with Socrates
Friendship in Political Thought
Seiten
2024
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-1-4384-9671-9 (ISBN)
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-1-4384-9671-9 (ISBN)
Makes the case that the different stances Aristotle and Socrates take toward politics can be traced to their divergent accounts of friendship.
Aristotle's Quarrel with Socrates is an account of the role friendship plays in ancient political thought. Examining Platonic dialogues and Aristotle's ethical and political treatises, John Boersma makes the case that the different stances Aristotle and Socrates take toward politics can be traced to their divergent accounts of friendship. Aristotle's Quarrel with Socrates brings to the fore the tension that exists between the philosophic life as exemplified by Socrates and the life devoted to politics. It goes on to argue that Aristotle's account of a friendship of the good, based on human excellence, can reduce, not to say eliminate, this tension, enabling the development of a political community that is organized for action in history.
Aristotle's Quarrel with Socrates is an account of the role friendship plays in ancient political thought. Examining Platonic dialogues and Aristotle's ethical and political treatises, John Boersma makes the case that the different stances Aristotle and Socrates take toward politics can be traced to their divergent accounts of friendship. Aristotle's Quarrel with Socrates brings to the fore the tension that exists between the philosophic life as exemplified by Socrates and the life devoted to politics. It goes on to argue that Aristotle's account of a friendship of the good, based on human excellence, can reduce, not to say eliminate, this tension, enabling the development of a political community that is organized for action in history.
John Boersma is Postdoctoral Fellow in the Political Science Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Acknowledgments
Introduction Politics, Philosophy, and Friendship
1. Socratic Friendship and Man's Desire for the Good: Lysis
2. Socratic Citizenship
3. Aristotle's Friendship of the Good
4. The Metaphysical Foundations of Friendship
5. Friendship and the Practice of Politics
Conclusion Friendship in the American Constitutional Republic
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 23.08.2024 |
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| Reihe/Serie | SUNY series in Ancient Greek Philosophy |
| Zusatzinfo | Total Illustrations: 0 |
| Verlagsort | Albany, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 227 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4384-9671-0 / 1438496710 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4384-9671-9 / 9781438496719 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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