Politics Books VII and VIII [Hardcover]

This volume contains a clear and accurate translation of the last two books of Aristotle'sPolitics, together with a philosophical commentary. It is designed for both professionals and students, including those who do not know Greek. As a key document in Western political thoughtPoliticsraises and discusses many theoretical and practical political issues which are still debated today. In Books VII and VIII Aristotle gives his fullest picture of the ideal civic community as a model for actual political systems.

List of Abbreviations. Translation. Commentary. Textual Note. Bibliography. Glossary. Indexes.

Despite its importance both historically and within the Aristotelian corpus, and despite the outpouring of first-rate scholarship on Aristotle in the past thirty years. ThePoliticshas received much less attention than it deserves. This situation is, however, beginning to be rectified. -ThePhilosophical Review, Vol. 108

Richard Kraut is Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University, Illinois. He was previously Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago.