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PRACTICAL LESSONS
IN POLITICS AND DEMOCRACY
Overview
1. Plato v. Aristotle
2. Forms of Rule
3. Parts of a State
4. Practical Lessons in
Politics and Democracy
A Comparison:
Plato and Aristotle
Plato was fundamentally an
idealist
li.e.
the ideal state
Aristotle was more realistic
lthere are no ideal states,
only existing ones
A Comparison:
Plato and Aristotle
Aristotle
s concern was to
understand how states are
constituted
lWhat m akes a state
tick
?
Assumed that all states were
ordered towards a specific end
lGood v. Bad States
Governments:
Aristotelian Typology
Number of Ideal Perverted
Rulers
One Monarchy Tyranny
2. Executive
3. Judicial
Practical Lessons
a. There is virtue in decisions
being made by collective
bodies
b. It is important for individuals
to have some share in civic
affairs
More Practical Lessons
c. It is important to distinguish
between individuals and
institutions/offices
d. The law is both substantive
and organic
Even More Practical Lessons
d. The forms of government
most likely to work are those
where the middle class is
large
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