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It is commonly held that Aristotle's views on politics have little relevance to the preoccupations of modern political theory with authority and obligation. Andres Rosler's original study argues that, on the contrary, Aristotle does examine the question of political obligation and its limits, and that contemporary political theorists have much to learn from him. Rosler takes his exploration further, considering the ethical underpinning of Aristotle's political thought, the normativity of his ethical and political theory, and the concepts of political authority and obligation themselves.
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POLITICAL AUTHORITY AND OBLIGATION IN ARISTOTLE
OXFORD ARISTOTLE STUDIES General Editors Julia Annas and Lindsay Judson Other titles in the series Aristotle on Meaning and Essence David Charles Aristotle's Theory of Substance The Categories and Metaphysics Zeta Michael V. Wedin Order in Multiplicity Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle Christopher Shields Aristotle's De Interpretatione Contradiction and Dialectic C. W. A. Whitaker On Location Aristotle's Concept of Place Benjamin Morison
Political Authority and Obligation in Aristotle
ANDRÉS ROSLER
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