1. Ancient Greek Democracy
In his lecture, The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns, Constant highlights that the individual liberties protected in a modern representative democracy are much more important than the political liberties that one was given in antiquity. ... Two of Aristotle's most famous works, Nicomachean Ethics and Politics, offer an outline of his perfect society and how Athens could ascend to his ideals. ... According to Constant, irrational decisions decided by majorities are exactly what modern liberties intend to protect. Modern citizens' actions are not always protect...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate