On Aristotle: Saving Politics from Philosophy (Liveright Classics)
- ISBN-10
- 087140706X
- ISBN-13
- 9780871407061
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-11-18
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Alan Ryan
Description
Contextualizing his views of government and the political community within the Ancient World, this history of political philosophy explores the revolutionary ideas from Plato's greatest pupil that built the foundation for a democratic tradition that is still alive today.
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