Description
Book SynopsisThis book offers a fresh reading of Aristotle's Politics by employing a definition of nature many commentators have rejected: the internal source of movement. It uses Aristotle's definition of nature as an internal source of movement to argue that he viewed community as something that arises from the activity that forms it rather than being a form imposed on individuals.
Trade Review'This is a fresh, substantial, and engaging contribution to the ongoing Aristotle revival in political philosophy and theory.' Stephen Salkever, Journal of the History of Philosophy
'Adriel M. Trott offers a meticulous reading of Aristotle's Politics that challenges many of the prevailing interpretations … this book makes an important contribution to contemporary debates surrounding equality and deliberation in contemporary democracy.' Catherine Borck, The Review of Politics
'Trott's Aristotle on the Nature of Community is a thought-provoking book that hopefully will encourage debate not only among Aristotelian scholars but also among contemporary political thinkers about questions of citizenship, democracy, and political life. Her work provides a blueprint of how to make Aristotle relevant in today's world in addressing existing problems like political organization, civic participation, and the purpose of politics itself.' Lee Trepanier, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Table of Contents1. The internal principle of change interpretation of nature; 2. The four arguments for the naturalness of the polis; 3. Logos and the political nature of anthropos; 4. The natural rational human and the natural rational polis; 5. Deliberation and constitution; 6. Natural slaves and silent women: the case for political rule as deliberation.
