{"product_id":"aristotles-teaching-in-the-politics-paperback","title":"Aristotle's Teaching in the \"Politics\" - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas L. Pangle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eAristotle's Teaching in the \"Politics,\"\u003c\/i\u003e Thomas L. Pangle offers a masterly new interpretation of this classic philosophical work. It is widely believed that the \u003ci\u003ePolitics\u003c\/i\u003e originated as a written record of a series of lectures given by Aristotle, and scholars have relied on that fact to explain seeming inconsistencies and instances of discontinuity throughout the text. Breaking from this tradition, Pangle makes the work's origin his starting point, reconceiving the \u003ci\u003ePolitics\u003c\/i\u003e as the pedagogical tool of a master teacher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the \u003ci\u003ePolitics\u003c\/i\u003e, Pangle argues, Aristotle seeks to lead his students down a deliberately difficult path of critical thinking about civic republican life. He adopts a Socratic approach, encouraging his students-and readers-to become active participants in a dialogue. Seen from this perspective, features of the work that have perplexed previous commentators become perfectly comprehensible as artful devices of a didactic approach. Ultimately, Pangle's close and careful analysis shows that to understand the \u003ci\u003ePolitics\u003c\/i\u003e, one must first appreciate how Aristotle's rhetorical strategy is inextricably entwined with the subject of his work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas L. Pangle\u003c\/b\u003e is the Joe R. Long Chair in Democratic Studies in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Theological Basis of Liberal Modernity in Montesquieu's \"Spirit of the Laws.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.97 x 6.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45260436471910,"sku":"9780226213651","price":63.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WmdQM200d1NiRUdxZHV2YkpwanVGZz09.webp?v=1773885027","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/aristotles-teaching-in-the-politics-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}