The Political Animal in Medieval Philosophy
Year of publication
2021
Authors
Toivanen, Juhana
Abstract
In The Political Animal in Medieval Philosophy Juhana Toivanen investigates what medieval philosophers meant when they argued that human beings are political animals by nature. He analyses the notion of ‘political animal’ from various perspectives and shows its relevance to philosophical discussions concerning the foundations of human sociability, ethics, and politics. Medieval authors believed that social life stems from the biological and rational nature of human beings, and that collaboration with other people promotes prosperity and good life. Toivanen provides a detailed philosophical interpretation of this view across a wide range of authors, including unedited manuscript sources. As the first monograph-length study on the topic, The Political Animal sheds new light on this significant period in western political thought.
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Publication format
Monograph
Audience
Scientific
Peer-reviewed
Peer-Reviewed
MINEDU's publication type classification code
C1 Scientific bookPublication channel information
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ISSN
ISBN
Publication forum
Publication forum level
3
Open access
Open access in the publisher’s service
No
Self-archived
No
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Fields of science
Political science; Philosophy; History and archaeology
Keywords
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Publication country
Netherlands
Internationality of the publisher
International
Language
English
International co-publication
No
Co-publication with a company
No
DOI
10.1163/9789004438460
The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection
Yes