Man as ζῷον πολιτικόν. An Interpretative Hypothesis of a Fundamental Lemma of Aristotelian Thought

The following article is about the famous question of man as a political animal (ζῷον πολιτικόν), that emerges from the ethical-political and biological works of Aristotle. In view of the problems connected with the main interpretations (rationalistic approach, biological approach and Mulgan’s theor...

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Main Author: Giulia Angelini
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Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2018-07-01
Series:Scienza & Politica
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Online Access:https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/8403
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description The following article is about the famous question of man as a political animal (ζῷον πολιτικόν), that emerges from the ethical-political and biological works of Aristotle. In view of the problems connected with the main interpretations (rationalistic approach, biological approach and Mulgan’s theory), we will try to link the problem of human politics to the horizon of the community (κοινωνία), which is the real key to understand the meaning of this “politics”.
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spelling doaj.art-c5fb49f5c9a545e58a1da9302294e0aa2022-12-21T19:43:53ZengUniversity of BolognaScienza & Politica1590-49461825-96182018-07-01305810.6092/issn.1825-9618/84037384Man as ζῷον πολιτικόν. An Interpretative Hypothesis of a Fundamental Lemma of Aristotelian ThoughtGiulia Angelini0Università di PadovaThe following article is about the famous question of man as a political animal (ζῷον πολιτικόν), that emerges from the ethical-political and biological works of Aristotle. In view of the problems connected with the main interpretations (rationalistic approach, biological approach and Mulgan’s theory), we will try to link the problem of human politics to the horizon of the community (κοινωνία), which is the real key to understand the meaning of this “politics”.https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/8403AristoteleAnimale politicoComunitàPoliticaFilosofia pratica
spellingShingle Giulia Angelini
Man as ζῷον πολιτικόν. An Interpretative Hypothesis of a Fundamental Lemma of Aristotelian Thought
Scienza & Politica
Aristotele
Animale politico
Comunità
Politica
Filosofia pratica
title Man as ζῷον πολιτικόν. An Interpretative Hypothesis of a Fundamental Lemma of Aristotelian Thought
title_full Man as ζῷον πολιτικόν. An Interpretative Hypothesis of a Fundamental Lemma of Aristotelian Thought
title_fullStr Man as ζῷον πολιτικόν. An Interpretative Hypothesis of a Fundamental Lemma of Aristotelian Thought
title_full_unstemmed Man as ζῷον πολιτικόν. An Interpretative Hypothesis of a Fundamental Lemma of Aristotelian Thought
title_short Man as ζῷον πολιτικόν. An Interpretative Hypothesis of a Fundamental Lemma of Aristotelian Thought
title_sort man as ζῷον πολιτικόν an interpretative hypothesis of a fundamental lemma of aristotelian thought
topic Aristotele
Animale politico
Comunità
Politica
Filosofia pratica
url https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/8403
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