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Politics by Aristotle

Politics by Aristotle

Jowett, Benjamin

Hardcover

PhilosophyGeneral Political ScienceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 161895489X
ISBN13: 9781618954893
Publisher: Bibliotech Pr
Published: May 8 2019
Pages: 244
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Aristotle's life was primarily that of a scholar. However, like the other ancient philosophers, it was not the stereotypical ivory tower existence. His father was court physician to Amyntas III of Macedon, so Aristotle grew up in a royal household. Aristotle also knew Philip of Macedon (son of Amyntas III) and there is a tradition that says Aristotle tutored Philip's son Alexander, who would later be called the Great after expanding the Macedonian Empire all the way to what is now India. Clearly, Aristotle had significant firsthand experience with politics, though scholars disagree about how much influence, if any, this experience had on Aristotle's thought. There is certainly no evidence that Alexander's subsequent career was much influenced by Aristotle's teaching, which is uniformly critical of war and conquest as goals for human beings and which praises the intellectual, contemplative lifestyle. It is noteworthy that although Aristotle praises the politically active life, he spent most of his own life in Athens, where he was not a citizen and would not have been allowed to participate directly in politics.

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