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In Aristotle's hierarchical system of philosophy he considers politics, the study of communities, to be of higher priority than ethics, which concerns individuals. The title of Politics literally means "the things concerning the πόλις ( polis )", and is the origin of the modern English word politics.
Jul 1, 1998 · The extent of their similarity to modern nation-states is controversial.) 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.
Aristotle: 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.
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. Aristotle asserts that all communities aim at some good.
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.
Aug 26, 2013 · Aristotle: Politics. In Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Edited by James Fieser and Bradley Dowden. Summarizes and discusses problems of the various subsections of the Politics; primarily intended for the undergraduate student. Includes brief bibliography but minimal discussion of scholarship. Lord, Carnes. 1987. Aristotle.
Oct 5, 2015 · Chapter 7 Aristotle and the question of citizenship; Chapter 8 Aristotle, political decision making, and the many; Chapter 9 Little to do with justice: Aristotle on distributing political power; Chapter 10 Aristotle on the corruption of regimes: Resentment and justice; Chapter 11 Aristotle on improving imperfect cities; Chapter 12 Nature ...
