The politics - The Library of the Uncommons

No cover — Aristotle: The politics (2009, Oxford University Press)

423 pages

English language

Published Nov. 5, 2009 by Oxford University Press.

ISBN:: 978-0-19-953873-7

(2 reviews)

"This new translation of one of the fundamental texts of Western political thought combines strict fidelity to Aristotle's Greek with a contemporary English prose style. Lord's intention throughout is to retain Aristotle's distinctive style. The accompanying notes provide literary and historical references, call attention to textual problems, and supply other essential information and interpretation. A glossary supplies working definitions of key terms in Aristotle's philosophical-political vocabulary as well as a guide to linguistic relationships that are not always reflected in equivalent English terms. Lord's extensive introduction presents a detailed account of Aristotle's life in relation to the political situation and events of his time and then discusses the problematic character and history of Aristotle's writings in general and of the Politics in particular. Lord also outlines Aristotle's conception of political science, tracing its relation to theoretical science on the one hand and to ethics on the other. In conclusion, he …

"This new translation of one of the fundamental texts of Western political thought combines strict fidelity to Aristotle's Greek with a contemporary English prose style. Lord's intention throughout is to retain Aristotle's distinctive style. The accompanying notes provide literary and historical references, call attention to textual problems, and supply other essential information and interpretation. A glossary supplies working definitions of key terms in Aristotle's philosophical-political vocabulary as well as a guide to linguistic relationships that are not always reflected in equivalent English terms. Lord's extensive introduction presents a detailed account of Aristotle's life in relation to the political situation and events of his time and then discusses the problematic character and history of Aristotle's writings in general and of the Politics in particular. Lord also outlines Aristotle's conception of political science, tracing its relation to theoretical science on the one hand and to ethics on the other. In conclusion, he briefly traces the subsequent history and influence of the Politics up to modern times."--Publisher's description.

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3 stars

A natural continuance of the Ethics, Aristotle describes all kinds of political systems, the character of the state, the character of the citizen. He gives suggestions on how the state should be organized and what is the end of the state. The fact that much of his work has been lost, makes the book incomplete and the work unfinished. So, the reader is not shown any conclusions to Aristotle's contemplation. Politics could be related to Plato's The Republic in some aspects, although Aristotle many times criticizes his mentor and his sayings in similar matters. Overall, an interesting book with many insights on political systems of the ancient world, but with limited conclusive context.

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Oct. 3, 2005

Subjects

Political science -- Early works to 1800