"The collapse of the Soviet Union and other Marxist regimes around the world seems to have left liberal democracy as the only surviving ideology, and yet many scholars of political thought still find liberal democracy objectionable, using Aristotle's Politics to support their views. In thi...

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1. Verfasser:	Bates, Clifford Angell (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Baton Rouge Louisiana State Univ. Press 2003
Ausgabe:	1. print.
Schriftenreihe:	Political traditions in foreign policy series
Schlagworte:	Aristote - Et la démocratie Aristote - Pensée politique et sociale Aristote / Politique - Livre 3 Aristotle <384-322 B.C> - Contributions in political science Aristotle <384-322 B.C> / Politics Aristotle > Politics > Book 3 Aristotle > Political and social views Aristoteles > v384-v322 Democratie Demokratie Regeringsvormen Règle de droit Democracy Rule of law Politische Philosophie
Zusammenfassung:	"The collapse of the Soviet Union and other Marxist regimes around the world seems to have left liberal democracy as the only surviving ideology, and yet many scholars of political thought still find liberal democracy objectionable, using Aristotle's Politics to support their views. In this detailed analysis of Book 3 of Aristotle's work, Clifford Angell Bates, Jr., challenges these scholars, demonstrating that Aristotle was actually a defender of democracy." "Proving the relevance of classical political philosophy to modern democratic problems, Bates argues that Aristotle not only defends popular rule but suggests that democracy, restrained by the rule of law, is the best form of government. According to Aristotle, because human beings are naturally sociable, democracy is the regime that best helps man reach his potential; and because of human nature, it is inevitable democracies will prevail."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-230) and index
Beschreibung:	X, 234 S.
ISBN:	0807128333 0807128309