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Jul 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 ( 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 necessarily leads into a discussion of politics.
In 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 the citizenry.
May 25, 2024 · The aim of the Politics, Aristotle says, is to investigate, on the basis of the constitutions collected, what makes for good government and what makes for bad government and to identify the factors favourable or unfavourable to the preservation of a constitution.
Jul 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.
Jun 1, 2024 · The Politics contains not only a firm statement of these principles but also a penetrating analysis of how city-states are governed, as well as of the causes of revolutions, in which “inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior.”
Politics. By Aristotle. Written 350 B.C.E. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. Book One. Part I. Every state is a community of some kind, and every community is established with a view to some good; for mankind always act in order to obtain that which they think good.
Aristotle’s Politics examines the theoretical conceptions underlying Greek attitudes toward polis life. This is a precious document, although it can be criticized for insufficient awareness of the monarchical and federal developments of the age.
Aristotle's Politics. A Critical Guide. , pp. 1 - 8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107280748.001. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Print publication year: 2015.
Aristotle’s political philosophy is distinguished by its underlying philosophical doctrines. Of these the following five principles are especially noteworthy: (1) Principle of teleology Aristotle begins the Politics by invoking the concept of nature (see Political Naturalism ).
