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.

摘要：

本文通过在安东尼奥·蒙特卡蒂尼（Antonio Montecatini，1537-99 年）对亚里士多德政治的评论中讨论人类社会性来深入探讨政治哲学的历史。重点是对蒙特卡蒂尼讨论的三个相互关联的思想进行哲学分析：（1）亚里士多德关于人类本质上是政治动物的格言；(2) 家庭的自然性；(3)政治共同体的性质和起源。蒙特卡蒂尼的观点与约翰·凯斯（John Case，约 1546-1600 年）的观点有一些简单的联系，并且它们也被置于中世纪晚期关于政治的评论传统中，但主要目的是澄清蒙特卡蒂尼的哲学立场，并考察他在政治哲学中偏离亚里士多德自然主义的方式。这为更深入地了解导致早期现代创新的发展铺平了道路。