The Politics of Philosophy: A Commentary on Aristotle's Politics

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In the most original interpretation of Aristotle's Politics in years, Michael Davis delivers many memorable and provocative formulations of Aristotle's messages concerning the constitutive tensions of political life. He traces the uncanny parallel between politics and philosophy in Aristotle, arguing that their connection is much deeper than it is ordinarily understood to be and that, for Aristotle, understanding either requires understanding the other. Davis presents his interpretation with a striking clarity and accessibility that makes the book a pleasure to read.

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Michael Davis has for the first time shown how the disparate parts of Aristotle's Politics are to be understood in light of their several perplexities, and how all the parts constitute a whole that constitutes in turn political philosophy and the philosophical nature of human, i.e., political, life. -- Seth Benardete, New York University
In this compact and deeply profound reading of Aristotle's Politics, Davis explains in a new and intriguing way why the city is thought to be natural to man. An exceptional book, filled with exciting arguments and amazing insights. * Choice Reviews *
This landmark interpretation . . . is an important work that will endure. -- Joseph Cropsey, University of Chicago
Full of surprising insights and memorable formulations. -- Stephen Salkever, Bryn Mawr College
A truly remarkable book. It is a delight to read. -- Mary Nichols, Fordham University
Compact and deeply profound reading . . . exceptional book, filled with exacting arguments and amazing insights. * Social and Behavioral Science *

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Michael Davis is professor of philosophy at Sarah Lawrence College and is the author of Aristotle's Poetics: The Poetry of Philosophy (Rowman & Littlefield, 1992).