Aristotle / Aristote

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Aristote et sa vision de la cité, de la communauté et du gouvernement avec la définition de l'animal politique. Cours de philosophie politique. Licence 3ème année

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[...] Unlike other animals man is able to speak. The state provides sufficiency; a man without a state is a beast. Things that are not political: god / lower animal ‘speech' = gift/power Politic = the art of the city ‘polis' = village Difference between human animal and other animals: “nature makes nothing in vain and man is the only animal whom she has endowed with the gift of speech” Different forms of government: TRUE FORM PERVERTED FORM One Monarchy Tyranny Few Aristocracy Oligarchy Many Polity Democracy NB: It is important to note that despite its formidable political writings, poetry and other various literary works, Aristotle was a bad scientist. [...]

[...] Aristotle A state is defined by Aristotle as a group of people led by an elected government applying the rules to better organize life in society. This government may be composed of a single person (monarchy), a group of people or simply by a set of representatives. This government can differ depending on the political context of a region, the economic context and of the demographic context. Indeed, a single village will be easiest to be ruled by one person than a region like Thessalonia. [...]