Aristotle and Modern Politics: The Persistence of Political Philosophy

Can Aristotle still challenge the assumptions of modern political life? His ideas about reason, community and authority arose in a world far removed from modern liberal politics, yet they continue to appear in arguments about what citizens and governments are for.

In Aristotle and Modern Politics, political scientists, philosophers and theologians revisit those tensions from different positions. They consider whether modern notions of freedom and public argument leave room for the kind of political philosophy Aristotle practised, especially in the face of ideology and historicism. The contributors do not agree on every answer; their essays return instead to the possibility of thinking critically about political arrangements that an age takes for granted.