The Form of Politics: Aristotle and Plato on Friendship Volume 66

by John von Heyking

For statesmen, friendship is the lingua franca of politics. Considering the connections between personal and political friendship, John von Heyking's The Form of Politics interprets the texts of Plato and Aristotle and emphasizes the role that friendship has in enduring philosophical and contemporary political contexts. Beginning with a discussion on virtue-friendship, described by Aristotle and Plato as an agreement on what qualifies as the pursuit...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773547568
• ISBN13: 9780773547568
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"