Article ID: CBB001451691

Aristotle and the Authoritativeness of Politik (2014)

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This paper explores the normative implications of Aristotle's concept of politik and demonstrates its relevance to contemporary debates on legitimate political authority. Section one of the paper provides historical and interpretative background on Aristotle's conception of politik . The second section examines the central normative role that the common good plays in Aristotle's account of politik and claims that its capacity to play this role points in the direction of a less exclusionary politics than is suggested by Book 1 of the Politics. Finally, in the third section, with reference to work by Andres Rosler and David Estlund, I consider what Aristotle's account can tell us about contemporary debates on the relationship between political authority, legitimacy and expertise.

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Authors & Contributors
Thornton C. Lockwood
Brecht Buekenhout
Jorgenson, Chad
Hatzistavrou, Antony
Weiner, Sebastian F.
Groot, J. De
Concepts
Philosophy and politics
Philosophy
Natural philosophy
Philosophy of science
Aristotelianism
Time
Time Periods
Ancient
4th century, B.C.
Places
Greece
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