Aristotle Political Theories

Aristotle Political Theories

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  • Date Submitted: 12/14/2008 4:31 PM
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{draw:rect} An accomplished student, Aristotle often disagreed with his teacher and after Plato's death in 347; Aristotle parted ways with the Platonic teachings. With growing anti Macedonian sentiments, Aristotle left Athens for Assos, where he also met and married Pythias, daughter of King Hermeas, ruler of Atarneus and Assos in Mysia. They would have a daughter, also named Pythias. Around 345 he settled in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos and focused on his biological and zoological research. He also began tutoring the young Alexander the Great, son of Philip of Macedonia. When Alexander became King, Aristotle went back to Athens and founded the Lyceum. Aristotle also has an interest in poetry and drama. He wrote “Poetics” and in his book (c.330 BC) he states that poetry is "more philosophical and elevated than history". In the twenty-six sections of Poetics, most likely lecture notes written for his students, Aristotle discusses such issues as the aesthetic and ethical expression of various forms of poetry and drama. Aristotle believed in the eternal nature of the universe with no beginning and no end. In his research of the earth sciences such as Meteorology (350 BC), Aristotle discusses his findings in climactic activity such as thunderstorms, rainbows, and beyond to meteors and the Milky Way. As Athens was rebelling against Macedonian rule imposed after the death of Alexander the Great, Aristotle's life was in peril. That is because of his political ties so he fled to the island of Euboea. He died soon after at his home in Chalcis, Euboea, 322 BC at the age of sixty-two years. In this research the discussion will be about Aristotle’s political theories about; polis, citizenship, classification of political regimes, revolution, his critics in Plato’s communism and I will illustrate my point of view at the end. The first concept in Aristotle theories that will be discussed in this research is Polis. Polis is a kind of community and that every community...

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