Authors: 265
Books: 3,034
Poems & Short Stories: 3,123
Forum Members: 68,569
Forum Posts: 995,314
Teacher Accounts with student management and more.
Frank, Jill. A Democracy of Distinction: Aristotle and the Work of Politics.(Book review)
From: The Review of Metaphysics
Date: 20061201
Author:Weber, Eric Thomas
FRANK, Jill. A Democracy of Distinction: Aristotle and the Work of Politics. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2005. xiii + 199 pp. Cloth, $49.00; paper, $19.00--In its attention to virtue and excellence, Aristotle's political thought depends upon distinction and inequality. Defenses of preferential treatment in politics, therefore, can be supported with an Aristotelian discrimination of the virtuous from the rest. These values are not commonly associated with democracy.
Max Weber famously notes democracy's abhorrence of privilege and discrimination, even on the basis ...
Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
Other Articles on Aristotle
About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.
- 1G1-156581645
| Art of Worldly Wisdom Daily In the 1600s, Balthasar Gracian, a jesuit priest wrote 300 aphorisms on living life called "The Art of Worldly Wisdom." Join our newsletter below and read them all, one at a time. |
Sonnet-a-Day Newsletter Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets! Join our Sonnet-A-Day Newsletter and read them all, one at a time. |
