State and Nature: Studies in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

by Peter S. Adamson

Book Overview

A much-maligned feature of ancient and medieval political thought is its tendency to appeal to nature to establish norms for human communities. From Aristotle's claim that humans are "political animals" to Aquinas' invocation of "natural law," it may seem that pre-modern philosophers were all too ready to assume that whatever is natural is good, and that just political arrangements must somehow be natural. The papers in this collection show that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111121976
• ISBN13: 9783111121970
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 435 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary