The Public and the Private in Aristotle's Political Philosophy /

The Public and the Private in Aristotle's Political Philosophy /

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Aristotle offers a conception of the private and its relationship to the public that suggests a remedy to the limitations of liberalism today, according to Judith A. Swanson. In this fresh and lucid interpretation of Aristotle's political philosophy, Swanson challenges the dominant view that he...

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Main Author: Swanson, Judith A. (Judith Ann), 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1992.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Openbaar leven.
Politieke filosofie.
Public interest.
Privacy, Right of.
Privacy > Moral and ethical aspects.
Political and social views.
public interest.
Interêt public.
Vie privee > Aspect moral.
Droit à la vie privee.
Aristotle.
Aristote > Pensee politique et sociale.
Aristotle > Political and social views.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Translations and Texts
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Household : A Private Source of Public Morality
  • 2. Mastery and Slavery
  • 3. Women, the Public, and the Private
  • 4. The Economy: A Public Place for Private Activity
  • 5. Preservative Law: Ordering the Regime
  • 6. Political Education: A Preface to Justice
  • 7. Private Friends and Public Citizens
  • 8. Philosophy: Reciprocity between the Most Private and the Public
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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