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The Household as the Foundation of Aristotle's Polis

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The Household as the Foundation of Aristotle's Polis - Nagle, D. Brendan
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Among ancient writers Aristotle offers the most profound analysis of the ancient Greek household and its relationship to the state. The household was not the family in the modern sense of the term, but a much more powerful entity with significant economic, political, social, and educational resources. The success of the polis in all its forms lay in the reliability of households to provide it with the kinds of citizens it needed to ensure its functioning. In turn, the state offered the members of its households a unique ...

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The Household as the Foundation of Aristotle's Polis 2011, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9781107403673

Trade paperback

The Household as the Foundation of Aristotle's Polis 2006, Cambridge University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780521849340

Hardcover