Aristotle, like Plato, was very interested in the different types of government. He devotes Books 4 through 8 of Politics to the different kinds of government, which ones are best, and what the "ideal city" is. ... Aristotle proposes polity to be a combination of the two. ... What we call democracy is really Aristotle's polity. ... We call it democracy, and Aristotle called it polity, and the two are very alike. ...
Aristotle was one of the great minds in the entire history of the world. ... De Teocqueville is similar, yet differs from Aristotle in some ways. ... But, he does not believe that you are stuck in ones' social class like Aristotle. ... Although Aristotle and De Teocqueville agree in some points In government, it doesn't translate to society and all of politics. ... Aristotle believes that everything is here on earth and it was put here to do a job. ...
Aristotle's political theory attempts to justify his city-state's political structure by providing a model of the common good, or Chief Aim, his end goal for Athenian democracy. ... 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. ... In politics, Aristotle contends that once practiced in virtue, Athenian citizens can elevate the city-state to his ideals. ... Aristotle believed the law should regulate a person's personal and private life (Politics 35) and have full autho...
The Greek philosopher Aristotle ( 384-322 B.C.) was the first to define democracy in his argument "A Definition of Justice", in which he established the foundations and ideas of a just state and public governance. ... Even though, the difference between Jefferson and Aristotle is enormous and despite the time gap, their creations are the groundwork for democracy as we know it today. ... As Aristotle asserts,"[T] he end of the state is a good life, and the state is the union of families and villages in a perfect and self sufficing life, by which we mean a happy and honorable life." ... The fact...
Because the election had issues in it that revolved around the majority of voters, and what was the will of the majority of voters, the political theories of Alexis de Tocqueville were brought up in many discussions. ... Tocqueville did for Democratic government, what Aristotle did for drama (Dean). ... Tocqueville had a great impact on American government, and in the area of political thought; without the help of this French thinker, we may not have formed such a perfect democratic system....
Aristotle, Plato, Confucius and Descartes are some names that come up when talking about famous philosophers. ... Even though Locke had an important role in the French Enlightenment while he was alive, his ideas and political views were used long after his death and to this very day. In 1689, Locke wrote his most important and influential works on political philosophy called "Two Treatises on Government." ...
