Aristotle, Cicero and cosmopolitan political thought

This is a conference paper which compares and contrasts the views of Aristotle and Cicero in relation to cosmopolitan political thought. The paper focuses on the issue of the social and political 'identity' of the individual moral agent. It also distinguiishes between 'strong' an...

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Main Author: Burns, Tony
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2007
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1269/
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description This is a conference paper which compares and contrasts the views of Aristotle and Cicero in relation to cosmopolitan political thought. The paper focuses on the issue of the social and political 'identity' of the individual moral agent. It also distinguiishes between 'strong' and 'weak' versions of both 'cosmopolitanism' and 'communitarianism.' It argues that the views of Aristotle and Cicero are closer than is usually thought. Aristotle is more of a 'cosmopolitan' and less of a 'communitarian' thinker than is commonly supposed, whereas, on the other hand, Cicero is more of a 'communitarian' and less of a 'cosmopolitan' thinker.
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spelling nottingham-12692020-05-04T20:28:41Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1269/ Aristotle, Cicero and cosmopolitan political thought Burns, Tony This is a conference paper which compares and contrasts the views of Aristotle and Cicero in relation to cosmopolitan political thought. The paper focuses on the issue of the social and political 'identity' of the individual moral agent. It also distinguiishes between 'strong' and 'weak' versions of both 'cosmopolitanism' and 'communitarianism.' It argues that the views of Aristotle and Cicero are closer than is usually thought. Aristotle is more of a 'cosmopolitan' and less of a 'communitarian' thinker than is commonly supposed, whereas, on the other hand, Cicero is more of a 'communitarian' and less of a 'cosmopolitan' thinker. 2007 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed Burns, Tony (2007) Aristotle, Cicero and cosmopolitan political thought. In: Cosmopolitanism: Past and Present, 6-9 June 2007, University of Dundee. (Unpublished)
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Aristotle, Cicero and cosmopolitan political thought
title Aristotle, Cicero and cosmopolitan political thought
title_full Aristotle, Cicero and cosmopolitan political thought
title_fullStr Aristotle, Cicero and cosmopolitan political thought
title_full_unstemmed Aristotle, Cicero and cosmopolitan political thought
title_short Aristotle, Cicero and cosmopolitan political thought
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url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1269/