George Duke is Associate Professor at Deakin University, Victoria. His main research areas are the philosophy of law, constitutional theory, and the history of political and legal thought. Duke has published in a wide-range of international journals on these topics, including Classical Quarterly, Legal Theory, Ancient Philosophy, History of Political Thought, International Journal of Constitutional Law, and European Law Review. He is also the co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to Natural Law Jurisprudence (2017).

'… a delightful and rewarding work. Indeed, I recommend this book not just to those interested in Aristotle's theory of law, but to anyone looking for a lucid overview of many of the scholarly debates about Aristotelian ethics and politics.' Steven C. Skultety, The Review of Politics

• Introduction; 1. Law as rational restraint; 2. The legislator; 3. The constitutional relativity of law; 4. The common advantage and political justice; 5. Stability and obedience; 6. Natural justice and natural law; 7. Equity and the spoudaios; Conclusion; References; Index.

George Duke is Associate Professor at Deakin University, Victoria. His main research areas are the philosophy of law, constitutional theory, and the history of political and legal thought. Duke has published in a wide-range of international journals on these topics, including Classical Quarterly, Legal Theory, Ancient Philosophy, History of Political Thought, International Journal of Constitutional Law, and European Law Review. He is also the co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to Natural Law Jurisprudence (2017).

'… a delightful and rewarding work. Indeed, I recommend this book not just to those interested in Aristotle's theory of law, but to anyone looking for a lucid overview of many of the scholarly debates about Aristotelian ethics and politics.' Steven C. Skultety, The Review of Politics

• Introduction; 1. Law as rational restraint; 2. The legislator; 3. The constitutional relativity of law; 4. The common advantage and political justice; 5. Stability and obedience; 6. Natural justice and natural law; 7. Equity and the spoudaios; Conclusion; References; Index.