{"product_id":"politics-nature-and-piety-9781589881693","title":"Politics, Nature, and Piety","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe essays in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitics, Nature, and Piety \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003etake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eup\nthe central question of political philosophy: What is the good life, and what\nplace do nature, politics, and piety have in that life? “The unity of the\nessays,” Alex Priou writes in his introduction, “lies in the various tensions\nexplored: between ancients and moderns, religion and philosophy, magnanimity\nand prudence, justice and friendship, and, most fundamentally, spiritedness and\nthe intellect.” Laurence Berns proves an excellent guide for beginning one’s\nstudy of the great books of political philosophy, from Plato to the present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Laurence Berns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959889105014,"sku":"9781589881693","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_82e6d43c-da28-4c8e-b30b-c680e07457c7.jpg?v=1767794082","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/politics-nature-and-piety-9781589881693","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}