America, Aristotle, and the politics of a middle class /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rubin, Leslie G., 1954-2017 (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Aristotle. > Politics. United States > Politics and government > Philosophy. Republics. Middle class > Political activity. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover; Half Title, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication; Contents; Introduction: Politics and the Political Animal; Part I: Aristotle's Republic; Chapter 1. A Practical Republic: Aristotle's Real-World Politics; Chapter 2. Citizens, Rulers, and the Law: Aristotle on Political Authority; Chapter 3. The Best Regime: Aristotle's Middle-Class Republic; Part II: The American Founders' Republic; Chapter 4. ""Happy Mediocrity"": America's Middle Class; Chapter 5. Citizen Virtue: ""Simple Manners"" among the ""Laborious and Saving.
Chapter 6. Securing America's Future: Moral Education in a Middle-Class RepublicConclusion: For Aristotle and America, Why the Middle Class Matters; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; General Index.