
The Political Animal
Biology, Ethics and Politics
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-415-18911-8 (ISBN)
Description
People, as Aristotle said, are political animals. Mainstream political philosophy, however, has largely neglected humankind's animal nature as beings who are naturally equipped, and inclined, to reason and work together, create social bonds and care for their young. Stephen Clark, grounded in biological analysis and traditional ethics, probes into areas ignored in mainstream political theory and argues for the significance of social bonds which bypass or transcend state authority.
Understanding the ties that bind us reveals how enormously capable we are in achieving civil order as a species. Stephen Clark advocates that a properly informed political philosophy must take into account the role of women, children, animals, minorities and the domestic virtues at large. Living and comnducting our political lives like the animals we are is a more congenial prospect than is usually supposed.
Understanding the ties that bind us reveals how enormously capable we are in achieving civil order as a species. Stephen Clark advocates that a properly informed political philosophy must take into account the role of women, children, animals, minorities and the domestic virtues at large. Living and comnducting our political lives like the animals we are is a more congenial prospect than is usually supposed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-18911-8 (9780415189118)
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Persons
Clark, Stephen R L; Clark, Stephen R.L
Content
Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. Aristotle's woman, 2. Slaves and citizens, 3. Is humanity a natural kind?, 4. Children and the mammalian order, 5. Anarchists against the revolution, 6. Bioregional environmentalism and the humanistic culture, 7. Good and bad ethology and the decent polis, 8. Apes and the idea of kindred, 9. Herds of free bipeds, 10. Enlarging the community, 11. Nations and empires, References, Publications by Stephen R.L. Clark, Index