Politics and Poetics

by Aristotle

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One of the fundamental works of Western political thought, Aristotle's masterwork is the first systematic treatise on the science of politics. Aristotle in Politics examines the various options for governance and their respective values. A detailed and pragmatic approach to the subject, Politics provides much of the foundation for modern political thought. One of his central ideas is that "Man is a political animal," meaning that people can only become virtuous by active participation in the show more political community. show less

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Butcher, S. H. (Translator)
Jowett, Benjamin (Translator)
Kallen, Horace M. (Introduction)
Twining, Thomas (Translator)

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Philosophy, Nonfiction, Literature Studies and Criticism, History
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320.1 — Society, Government, and Culture Political science Types of Government The State
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JC71 .A41 .J6 — Political Science Political theory Political theory. The state. Theories of the state Ancient state
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