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Politics

How can men best live together? Aristotle believed that man needs good government to fulfill his potential. Although over two millennia old, Aristotle's Politics remains central to the perplexing questions posed in the study of political science.

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  • "How can men best live together? Aristotle believed that man needs good government to fulfill his potential. Although over two millennia old, Aristotle's Politics remains central to the perplexing questions posed in the study of political science."@en
  • "Over two millennia after its compilation, the 'Politics' still offers much to consider with regards to political science. Aristotle's succinct and thoughtful analysis is based on his study of over 150 city constitutions and covers the gamut of political issues in order to establish which types of constitution are best, ideally as well as for particular circumstances, and how they may be maintained."@en
  • "[This book] addresses the questions that lie at the heart of political science. How should society be ordered to ensure the happiness of the individual? Which forms of government are best and how should they be maintained? By analysing a range of city constitutions - oligarchies, democracies and tyrannies - he seeks to establish the strengths and weaknesses of each system, and to decide which are the most effect, in theory and in practice.... [It is] a commentary on fundamental political issues and concerns, and provides fascinating insights into the workings and attitudes of the Greek city-state. -Back cover."
  • "Aristotle covers a huge range of political issues in the effort to establish which types of constitution are best, both ideally and in particular circumstances, and how they may be maintained. Like his predecessor, Plato, Aristotle believed that the ideal constitution should be in accordance with nature, and that it is needed by man, "a political animal," to fulfill his potential. His premises and arguments form an essential background to the thinking of such philosophers as Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Jean Bodin, and Richard Hooker, and raise questions that are as relevant to modern society as they were to the ancient world."@en

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  • "Politics"
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  • "The politics"

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