Thinking about political things : an Aristotelian approach to Pacific life /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Murray, Andrew Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hindmarsh, SA : ATF Theology, an imprint of ATF Ltd., 2016.
Series:Marist series.
Subjects:
Aristotle. > Politics.
Politics (Aristotle)
Political science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Politics and government.
Islands of the Pacific > Politics and government > Philosophy.
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Kinds of life and the origins of political community
  • Pre-political communities
  • Political community
  • Different kinds of rule
  • Excursion 1. Melanesia : The Wantok system
  • Wantok in popular discourse
  • What is the Wantok system?
  • When does the Wantok system become disruptive?
  • How might Kastom and modernity meet?
  • Learning from experience
  • Aristotle's criticism of other writers
  • The modern state
  • Analysis of existing countries
  • The life of the citizen and the kinds of constitution
  • Citizens and country
  • Possible constitutions
  • Political institutions and offices
  • Excursion 2. Fiji : a long crisis
  • What we would pray for
  • The problems of Fiji
  • The constitutions
  • Participation
  • A technical or a moral solution?
  • The best possible and best practicable constitutions
  • The best possible constitution
  • The best practical constitution
  • Political justice
  • The material conditions of political life
  • The material conditions of a country
  • Other senses of the best constitution
  • Monarchy
  • Excursion 3. Tonga : stability, chance and change
  • Tupou I and the constitution of 1875
  • Tupou IV, Tupou V and the constitutional amendments of 2010
  • Preserving constitutions and countries
  • Variety in country and constitution
  • Change and preservation
  • The political art, speech-making
  • Nurturing political life, education
  • Moral upbringing, habituation
  • Basic education, instruction
  • Education for living well : the arts and culture
  • Excursion 4. Micronesia : the struggle to be Chamorro
  • The vagaries of history, geography and politics
  • The American hold on Guam
  • Japan in the Northern Marianas
  • The problem of Micronesia
  • The Chamorros
  • Sustaining political life : business and wealth
  • Possessions, land and money
  • Household management, business and taxation
  • Ethical concerns
  • What is the Good for Pacific life?
  • Aristotle on the Good
  • Modern senses of the Good
  • The Good in small island countries
  • Epilogue : In search of Pacific traditions of political theory and practice
  • Appendix 1. Distribution of Aristotle's texts according to the chapters of this book
  • Appendix 2. Outline of Aristotle's Politics
  • Appendix 3. Comparative data for Pacific Island countries and territories
  • Appendix 4. Maps of Pacific countries and territories.

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