The Politics / Aristotle; translated with an introduction by T.A. Sinclair

Aristotle

ISBN 10: 0140441255 / ISBN 13: 9780140441253

Published by Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972

About this Item

Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers dust-toned. Browning to the pages with light foxing to the prelims. Includes previous owner's inscription. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 317 pages. Subjects: Aristotle Political science. Aristotle. Political science; Early works to 1800. Natural law In political theory. Political science Philosophy. Politics - Early works. Philosophy, Ancient. Genre: Early works. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Politics / Aristotle; translated with an introduction by T.A. Sinclair
• Publisher: Harmondsworth: Penguin
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140441255
• ISBN 13: 9780140441253
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis

Aristotle is a titan of classic philosophy, and one of the most-recognised thinkers in global history. In Politics, Aristotle examines government, politics and how societies are run - from households to city states - and establishes how successful constitutions can best be initiated and upheld.

By ruminating on what it means to be a citizen in any form of society, Aristotle's work is still relevant and fascinating today. Aristotle's Politics has long been regarded as a cornerstone of Western political and philosophical thought.

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About the Author

Aristotle was born at Stageira, in the dominion of the kings of Macedonia, in 384 BC. For twenty years he studied at Athens in the Academy of Plato, on whose death in 347 he left, and, some time later, became tutor of the young Alexander the Great. When Alexander succeeded to the throne of Macedonia in 335, Aristotle returned to Athens and established his school and research institute, the Lyceum, to which his great erudition attracted a large number of scholars. After Alexander's death in 323, anti-Macedonian feeling drove Aristotle out of Athens, and he fled to Chalcis in Euboea, where he died in 322. His writings, which were of extraordinary range, profoundly affected the whole course of ancient and medieval philosophy, and they are still eagerly studied and debated by philosophers today. Very many of them have survived and among the most famous are the Ethics and the Politics.

Trevor J. Saunders has translated many volumes of Plato for the Penguin Classics.