Aristotle’s Political Theory - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBJul 1, 1998 · Aristotle states, “The politician and lawgiver is wholly occupied with the city-state, and the constitution is a certain way of organizing those who inhabit the city-state” (III.1.1274b36–8). His general theory of constitutions is set forth in Politics III.
Politics (Aristotle) - Wikipedia
WEBPolitics (Πολιτικά, Politiká) is a work of political philosophy by Aristotle, a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher. At the end of the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle declared that the inquiry into ethics leads into a discussion of politics.
Aristotle - Politics, Philosophy, Logic | Britannica
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Popular government in the common interest Aristotle calls “ polity ”; he reserves the word “ democracy ” for anarchic mob rule. If a community contains an individual or family of outstanding excellence, then, Aristotle says, …
Aristotle | Biography, Works, Quotes, Philosophy, Ethics, & Facts
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Aristotle (born 384 bce, Stagira, Chalcidice, Greece—died 322, Chalcis, Euboea) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, one of the greatest intellectual figures of Classical antiquity and Western history.
Tyranny, Democracy, and the Polity: Aristotle’s Politics - Farnam Street
WEBAristotle argued that oligarchies and democracies are the most common forms of government, with much in common except their allocation of power; and thus he spends a lot of time discussing them. For the real difference between democracy and oligarchy is poverty and wealth.
Aristotle: Politics - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBIn his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.) describes the happy life intended for man by nature as one lived in accordance with virtue, and, in his Politics, he describes the role that politics and the political community must play in bringing about the virtuous life in …
Aristotle’s Political Theory - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBJul 1, 1998 · Aristotle's word for ‘politics’ is politikê, which is short for politikê epistêmê or ‘political science’. It belongs to one of the three main branches of science, which Aristotle distinguishes by their ends or objects.
Political philosophy - Aristotle, Ethics, Politics | Britannica
WEBJul 29, 2024 · This doctrine, which distinguishes between lawful government and tyranny, survived the Middle Ages and, by subjecting the ruler to law, became the theoretical sanction of modern constitutional government.
The Internet Classics Archive | Politics by Aristotle
WEBPolitics. By Aristotle. Written 350 B.C.E. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. Politics has been divided into the following sections: Download: A 484k text-only version is available for download. Politics by Aristotle, part of the Internet Classics Archive.
The Internet Classics Archive | Politics by Aristotle
WEBIn our original discussion about governments we divided them into three true forms: kingly rule, aristocracy, and constitutional government, and three corresponding perversions- tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy.
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