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The Form of Politics: Aristotle and Plato on Friendship: Volume 66
John Von Heyking
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Description for The Form of Politics: Aristotle and Plato on Friendship: Volume 66
Paperback. A study of Aristotle's and Plato's interpretations of friendship and their significance for political life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
For statesmen, friendship is the lingua franca of politics. Considering the connections between personal and political friendship, John von Heyking's The Form of Politics interprets the texts of Plato and Aristotle and emphasizes the role that friendship has in enduring philosophical and contemporary political contexts. Beginning with a discussion on virtue-friendship, described by Aristotle and Plato as an agreement on what qualifies as the pursuit of good, The Form of Politics demonstrates that virtue and political friendship form a paradoxical relationship in which political friendships need to be nourished by virtue-friendships that transcend the moral and intellectual horizons of ... Read more
For statesmen, friendship is the lingua franca of politics. Considering the connections between personal and political friendship, John von Heyking's The Form of Politics interprets the texts of Plato and Aristotle and emphasizes the role that friendship has in enduring philosophical and contemporary political contexts. Beginning with a discussion on virtue-friendship, described by Aristotle and Plato as an agreement on what qualifies as the pursuit of good, The Form of Politics demonstrates that virtue and political friendship form a paradoxical relationship in which political friendships need to be nourished by virtue-friendships that transcend the moral and intellectual horizons of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773547568
SKU
V9780773547568
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About John Von Heyking
John von Heyking is professor of political science at the University of Lethbridge.
Reviews for The Form of Politics: Aristotle and Plato on Friendship: Volume 66
" Full of many moving, even beautiful passages, The Form of Politics is a work of first-class scholarship and deep personal meditation. With an exceptional sweep of background material and a sense of abiding relevance and familiarity, von Heyking presents what has obviously been a labor of love stemming from the direct teaching of undergraduate students." -James V. Schall, Georgetown ... Read more