An excellent edition of aristotle's great work, including a thorough study of the writer and his times--the politics is quite a...  Read More

An excellent edition of aristotle's great work, including a thorough study of the writer and his times--the politics is quite a challenging work, and this is a fine translation of the seminal set of essays.  Read Less

As one reads (or re-reads) this the very foundation of western political thought, images of madison flipping pages of a well wa...  Read More

As one reads (or re-reads) this the very foundation of western political thought, images of madison flipping pages of a well warn and well loved edition to find a particular passage as he pens drafts of the constitution of the united states of america flash by time and again.  Read Less

(and this is the case with all whose function is bodily service, and who produce their best when they supply such service)-all ...  Read More

(and this is the case with all whose function is bodily service, and who produce their best when they supply such service)-all such are by nature slaves.  Read Less

These are not the right standards by which one's abilities could be judged upon, and thus aristotle's theory fails.

These are not the right standards by which one's abilities could be judged upon, and thus aristotle's theory fails.  Read Less

He pioneered to compare different forms of government so as to lay a foundation for political science.

He pioneered to compare different forms of government so as to lay a foundation for political science.  Read Less

To him, the different interest groups are, "the people at large, the wealthy, the better sort, the one who is best of all, the ...  Read More

To him, the different interest groups are, "the people at large, the wealthy, the better sort, the one who is best of all, the tyrant" (1281a11) in fact, aristotle states that political equality for one of these groups will always be inequality for the other groups.  Read Less

He writes, "those who contribute most to this association have a greater share in the city than those who are equal to them (or...  Read More

He writes, "those who contribute most to this association have a greater share in the city than those who are equal to them (or even greater) in free birth and descent, but unequal in civic excellence (arete), or than those who surpass them in wealth but are surpassed by them in excellence (arete).  Read Less