{"product_id":"politics-nature-and-piety-laurence-berns-9781589881693","title":"Politics, Nature, and Piety: On the Natural Basis of Political Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The writings in this volume are the fruit of a lifetime devoted to the study of 'ancients' and 'moderns, ' both poetic and philosophic. Full of insights into foundational texts ranging from Aristotle's \u003ci\u003ePoetics\u003c\/i\u003e to the Declaration of Independence, they are marked by an admirable clarity of thought and expression and a persistent effort to engage the reader as a fellow thinker. I rejoice that the writings of Laurence Berns are now available in a single volume.\"--Peter Kalkavage, Tutor, St. John's College and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Logic of Desire: An Introduction to Hegel's \u003c\/i\u003ePhenomenology of Spirit\u003c\/b\u003eThe essays in \u003ci\u003ePolitics, Nature, and Piety \u003c\/i\u003etake\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eup\u003cbr\u003ethe central question of political philosophy: What is the good life, and what\u003cbr\u003eplace do nature, politics, and piety have in that life? \"The unity of the\u003cbr\u003eessays,\" Alex Priou writes in his introduction, \"lies in the various tensions\u003cbr\u003eexplored: between ancients and moderns, religion and philosophy, magnanimity\u003cbr\u003eand prudence, justice and friendship, and, most fundamentally, spiritedness and\u003cbr\u003ethe intellect.\" Laurence Berns proves an excellent guide for beginning one's\u003cbr\u003estudy of the great books of political philosophy, from Plato to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurence Berns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589881699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589881693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Laurence Berns","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068681122047,"sku":"9781589881693","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5967dc57-09cb-4a5c-a4eb-298c5ea2fb82.jpg?v=1685420407","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/politics-nature-and-piety-laurence-berns-9781589881693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}