{"product_id":"the-form-of-politics-john-von-heyking-9780773547568","title":"The Form of Politics: Aristotle and Plato on Friendship","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor statesmen, friendship is the lingua franca of politics. Considering the connections between personal and political friendship, John von Heyking's\u003ci\u003e The Form of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e interprets the texts of Plato and Aristotle and emphasizes the role that friendship has in enduring philosophical and contemporary political contexts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with a discussion on virtue-friendship, described by Aristotle and Plato as an agreement on what qualifies as the pursuit of good, \u003ci\u003eThe Form of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that virtue and political friendship form a paradoxical relationship in which political friendships need to be nourished by virtue-friendships that transcend the moral and intellectual horizons of the political society. Von Heyking then examines Aristotle's ethical and political writings - which are set within the boundaries of political life - and Plato's dialogues on friendship in Lysis and the Laws, which characterize political friendship as festivity. Ultimately, arguing that friendship is the high point of a virtuous political life, von Heyking presents a fresh interpretation of Aristotle and Plato's political thought, and a new take on the most essential goals in politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInviting reassessment of the relationship between friendship and politics by returning to the origins of Western philosophy\u003ci\u003e, The Form of Politics \u003c\/i\u003eis a lucid work on the foundations of political cooperation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Von Heyking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0773547568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780773547568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGill-Queen's University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016","brand":"John Von Heyking","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096714387711,"sku":"9780773547568","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-form-of-politics-john-von-heyking-9780773547568","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}