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Edward Clayton

Disciplines:
political philosophy
ancient philosophy

Summary

American philosopher who has contributed to the study of Aristotle's political philosophy and the relationship between ethics and politics in Aristotle.

Core Contribution

Contributed to the analysis of Aristotle's account of citizenship, political participation, and the common good.

Historical Influences

Aristotle

Intellectual Lineage

Ancient Philosophy Scholarship

Contemporaries & Peers

No recorded contemporaries.

Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

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