Justice and reciprocity in Aristotle's political philosophy /

Justice and reciprocity in Aristotle's political philosophy /

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Author / Creator:	Inamura, Kazutaka.
Imprint:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2015]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge Classical Studies Cambridge classical studies.
Subject:	Aristotle. Aristotle. Political science -- Philosophy. Justice. Political science. Justice. Political science. Political science -- Philosophy.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12869828

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ISBN:	9781316275597 1316275590 9781316358634 1316358631 9781316365038 1316365034 9781107110946 1107110947
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This book illustrates how Aristotle's ethical concepts such as justice, reciprocity and friendship offer a basis for his political philosophy. In particular, it points out the importance of Aristotle for articulating the concept of a civic relationship and developing a theory of integration, by exploring how he includes a wide variety of people within the deliberative and judicial processes. Comparisons between Aristotle's own thought and present-day 'Aristotelian' political theories, such as communitarianism, civic republicanism and the capabilities approach, are also among the unique approaches offered by the book and are used to illustrate his original vision of politics. They can also, however, offer new insights into the problems of how to read his texts appropriately in their context and why we now need to read them, not only out of an antiquarian interest but also out of our concern for politics. This book compares Aristotle's own thought with present-day 'Aristotelian' political theories in order to reveal its distinctiveness.
Other form:	Print version: Inamura, Kazutaka. Justice and reciprocity in Aristotle's political philosophy 9781107110946

Table of Contents:

Aristotelian political theories in a liberal democracy
The good life and a good polis
Democracy, polity and the mixed constitution
Civic virtue
Civic friendship
Reciprocity in the political economy.