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Human Sociability in Antonio Montecatini's (1537–99) Commentary on Aristotle's Politics (2021)

Toivanen, J. (2021). Human Sociability in Antonio Montecatini's (1537–99) Commentary on Aristotle's Politics. Journal of the History of Philosophy, 59(3), 457-481. https://doi.org/10.1353/hph.2021.0049

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All authors or editors: Toivanen, Juhana

Journal or series: Journal of the History of Philosophy

ISSN: 0022-5053

eISSN: 1538-4586

Publication year: 2021

Volume: 59

Issue number: 3

Pages range: 457-481

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hph.2021.0049

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/78463

Abstract

The present article delves into the history of political philosophy by discussing human sociability in Antonio Montecatini's (1537–99) commentary on Aristotle's Politics. The focus is on a philosophical analysis of three interrelated ideas that Montecatini discusses: (1) Aristotle's dictum that human beings are political animals by nature; (2) naturalness of the household; and (3) the nature and origin of political communities. Montecatini's views are briefly related to those of John Case (ca. 1546–1600), and they are also contextualized within the late medieval commentary tradition on the Politics, but the main aim is to clarify Montecatini's philosophical position and examine the ways in which he deviates from Aristotelian naturalism in political philosophy. This paves the way to a deeper understanding of the developments that led to early modern innovations.

Keywords: political philosophy; social philosophy; Aristotelianism; human being; sociality; society; communities (organisations); Late Middle Ages

Free keywords: Aristotelian tradition; Renaissance Aristotelianism; Antonio Montecatini; John Case; sociability; political community; household; human nature

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Reporting Year: 2021

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