{"product_id":"aristotles-quarrel-with-socrates-9781438496719","title":"Aristotles Quarrel with Socrates","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAristotle''s Quarrel with Socrates\u003c\/i\u003e is an account of the role friendship plays in ancient political thought. Examining Platonic dialogues and Aristotle''s ethical and political treatises, John Boersma makes the case that the different stances Aristotle and Socrates take toward politics can be traced to their divergent accounts of friendship. \u003ci\u003eAristotle''s Quarrel with Socrates\u003c\/i\u003e brings to the fore the tension that exists between the philosophic life as exemplified by Socrates and the life devoted to politics. It goes on to argue that Aristotle''s account of a friendship of the good, based on human excellence, can reduce, not to say eliminate, this tension, enabling the development of a political community that is organized for action in history.","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039816352087,"sku":"9781438496719","price":32.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aristotles-quarrel-with-socrates-9781438496719","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}