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Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 9 1 A Short Introduction......Page 10 The idea of human nature or the human good as 'function': normative anthropology......Page 11 My ‘story’ of political philosophy – and my cast of characters......Page 13 Enduring issues in political philosophy......Page 17 Nature or nurture?......Page 21 Protagoras’ democratic traditionalism......Page 23 The functionalistic foundation of the political aretal in nature (physis)......Page 26 Glaucon’s contractarian political theory......Page 28 Socrates’ polis of pigs......Page 32 The ‘republic’ of Plato’s Republic......Page 34 The human ergon and the purpose of political organization......Page 37 Furthering rationality by means of the polis?......Page 39 Why should anyone return to the cave?......Page 42 The human good: intellectual and political......Page 45 ‘Successful political activity’ (eupraxia) as a grand end?......Page 50 The polis as a complete community......Page 56 The rôle of politics: the master art?......Page 60 Epilogue......Page 64 5 Christianity: A Political Religion?......Page 66 The New Testament and beyond......Page 67 Pauline cosmopolitanism......Page 72 The Roman empire Christi

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Author

Michael J. White, Michael J. White

Publisher

ONEWORLD; Oneworld Publications

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781851683284

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, Political Science