The political animal in medieval philosophy : : a philosophical study of the commentary tradition c.1260-c.1410 /

The political animal in medieval philosophy : : a philosophical study of the commentary tradition c.1260-c.1410 / / by Juhana Toivanen.

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In The Political Animal in Medieval Philosophy Juhana Toivanen investigates what medieval philosophers meant when they argued that human beings are political animals by nature. He analyses the notion of 'political animal' from various perspectives and shows its relevance to philosophical d...

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Superior document:Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters ; Band 129
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Toivanen, Juhana,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
German
Series:Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters ; Band 129.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1 Historical Setting
  • 2 Authors and Sources
  • 3 Methodology
  • 4 Contents in Brief
  • 5 How to Use This Study?
  • 6 A Note about Translations
  • 1 Terminology
  • 1 Basic Terminology: Political, Conjugal, and Domestic
  • 2 Political or Social Animal?
  • 3 Later Developments
  • 2 Needs, Desires, and Natural Inclinations
  • 1 Preservation of Oneself and the Species
  • 2 Inclination and the Body That Makes Us Social
  • 3 Reflections on Mirrors of Princes
  • 4 Instrumental Role of the Community
  • 5 Cities and beyond
  • 3 Good Life, Virtue, and Human Sociability
  • 1 Good Life and Virtue
  • 2 Aims of Individuals and the Community
  • 3 Social Role, Prudence, and Virtue
  • 4 Is Practical Happiness for Everyone? Virtue and Prudence of Citizens
  • 5 Prudence of Slaves (and Women)
  • 6 Craftsman qua Craftsman qua Human
  • 7 Happiness and Morality
  • 4 Reason and Language
  • 1 Naturalness of Language
  • 2 Language and Justice
  • 3 Creating Communities
  • 4 Purpose of the Linguistic Argument
  • 5 The Social and Political Nature of Animals
  • 1 The Ant, the Bee, and the Crane
  • 2 Forget the Bee: Truncating the Linguistic Argument
  • 3 No Animal Is Political
  • 6 Beasts, Gods, and Human Beings
  • 1 Part/Whole Metaphysics
  • 2 Solitary Humans
  • 3 What Is It Like to Be a God?
  • 4 Ways of Being Wild
  • 5 The Normative Scale: Above and below Beasts
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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