ABSTRACT

First published in 1977 this volume is the only account published in English in the 20th century to be exclusively devoted to an interpretation of Aristotle's political thought (as distinct from commentaries, translations and works on Aristotelean philosophy in general). It places Aristotle in his background of the Greek political experience.

chapter Chapter I|14 pages

The Greek Political Dream

chapter Chapter II|15 pages

Philosophy and the Polis

chapter Chapter III|16 pages

Aristotle in Search of Aristoteleanism

chapter Chapter IV|28 pages

Political Science, Peripatetic Style

chapter Chapter V|18 pages

The Pursuit of the Actual

chapter Chapter VI|9 pages

The Pursuit of the Ideal