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'The book's complex arguments are clearly and persuasively communicated, laying the ground for future work on the important questions of Socrates's place within the conversation, and the way Aristotle understands and uses rhetoric.' Choice

'Plato, Aristotle, and the Purpose of Politics is a valuable addition to the literature on both the Statesman and the Politics. Students of Greek political thought can be grateful to Cherry for his clear and careful statement of the major interpretive issues surrounding the relationship between these two texts and for his provocative attempts to answer challenging questions that continue to deserve further study.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

'Cherry's originality and contribution lie in his choice of Plato's Eleatic Stranger as a sustained interlocutor for Aristotle and also in the accounts of politics and philosophy he elaborates by way of their confrontation.' Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

'This is an ambitious book, rich in detail, widely read at the primary level and thoroughly researched at the secondary level, with a provocative thesis and concluding with an attempt to show the relevance of the ancient investigations to contemporary political philosophy.' Polis

'This book is clearly written, stimulating, and provocative. It is engaging, readable, and well produced.' Review of Metaphysics

Kevin M. Cherry is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Richmond (Richmond, VA, USA). He has previously taught at Saint Anselm College and the University of Notre Dame, where he earned his PhD. His research has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, and History of Political Thought.