Competition in the Best of Cities Agonism and Aristotle's Politics

被引:9
作者
Skultety, Steven C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Mississippi, Dept Philosophy & Relig, Oxford, MS USA
关键词
competition; conflict; deliberative democracy; Aristotle; utopia;
D O I
10.1177/0090591708326643
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
By examining his account of individual virtues, making inferences from his analyses of flawed cities, and teasing out the tacit assumptions behind claims about the nature of political activity, I argue that Aristotle thinks of competition as being a political ideal rather than as an inevitable corruption of civic life. Virtuous citizens compete for civic honor through traditional "competitive outlays" and contend against one another for prestigious offices in the city. Moreover, I argue that the very structure of political deliberation is competitive. It is through a "vis-a-vis" competition among proposals that a winning policy is adopted, and the speakers who offer these proposals are themselves involved in a competition for political influence.
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页码:44 / 68
页数:25
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