Equality and Excellence in Ancient and Modern Political Philosophy
Author | : Steven Frankel |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2023-04-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781438492803 |
ISBN-13 | : 1438492804 |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Is it possible to reconcile human excellence with a dedication to equality? Equality and Excellence in Ancient and Modern Political Philosophy explores the meaning, conflict, and potential resolution of the tension between human excellence and equality in the thought of philosophers from Greek antiquity to modern times. Each chapter is devoted to the thought of a particular thinker, and the chapters are arranged chronologically. Interpretations offered here rely on close readings of the major texts by critically important thinkers from Plato, Aristotle and Xenophon in antiquity to a broad range of modern thinkers from Spinoza to Rawls.