Politics, Nature, and Piety

Politics, Nature, and Piety On the Natural Basis of Political Life

First Paul Dry Books edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

"The writings in this volume are the fruit of a lifetime devoted to the study of 'ancients' and 'moderns,' both poetic and philosophic. Full of insights into foundational texts ranging from Aristotle's Poetics to the Declaration of Independence, they are marked by an admirable clarity of thought and expression and a persistent effort to engage the reader as a fellow thinker. I rejoice that the writings of Laurence Berns are now available in a single volume."-Peter Kalkavage, Tutor, St. John's College and author of The Logic of Desire: An Introduction to Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit

The essays in Politics, Nature, and Piety take up the central question of political philosophy: What is the good life, and what place do nature, politics, and piety have in that life? "The unity of the essays," Alex Priou writes in his introduction, "lies in the various tensions explored: between ancients and moderns, religion and philosophy, magnanimity and prudence, justice and friendship, and, most fundamentally, spiritedness and the intellect." Laurence Berns proves an excellent guide for beginning one's study of the great books of political philosophy, from Plato to the present.

Book information

ISBN: 9781589881693
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
Imprint: Paul Dry Books
Pub date:
Edition: First Paul Dry Books edition
DEWEY: 320.01
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xxiii, 359
Weight: 454g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 28mm