a comparative study of Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Nicomachean ethics /
First Statement of Responsibility
Dominic Scott.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
First edition.
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New York, NY. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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vi, 235 pages ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- Part I: Plato's Republic. The shorter route in Republic II-IV ; The adequacy of the shorter route ; The longer route ; The role of metaphysics in Republic VIII-IX ; The cave allegory and the structure of the Republic -- Part II: Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Political science and the longer route ; The limits of precision ; Explanation in NE I 4 and 7 ; Aristotle and the race course ; The 'Endoxic method' -- Conclusion.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Dominic Scott compares the 'Republic' and 'Nicomachean Ethics' from a methodological perspective. He argues that Plato and Aristotle distinguish similar levels of argument in the defence of justice, and that they both follow the same approach: Plato because he thinks it will suffice, Aristotle because he thinks there is no need to go beyond it.