Politics

Presents an analysis based on a study of over 150 city constitutions covering a range of political issues in order to establish which types of constitution are best - both ideally and in particular circumstances - and how they may be maintained.|Aristotle was born at Stagira in the dominion of the kings of Macedonia in 384 BC. For twenty years he studied at Athens in the Academy of Plato. Some time later became the tutor of young Alexander The Great. His writings have profoundly affectedthe whole course of ancient and medieval philosophy.T. A. Sinclair was Professor of Greek at the Queen's University of Belfast for 27 years.Trevor J. Saunders is Professor of Greek at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.|Raising questions that are as relevant to modern society as they were to the ancient world Aristotle's The Politics remains central to the study of political science millennia after its compilation. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Greek by T.A. Sinclair revised and re-presented by Trevor J. Saunders.In The Politics Aristotle addresses the questions that lie at the heart of political science. How should society be ordered to ensure the happiness of the individual? Which forms of government are best and how should they be maintained? By analysing a range of city constitutions - oligarchies democracies and tyrannies - he seeks to establish the strengths and weaknesses of each system and to decide which are the most effective in theory and in practice. Like his predecessor Plato Aristotle believed that the ideal constitution should be good in itself and in accordance with nature and that it is needed by man - 'a political animal' - to fulfil his potential. A hugely significant work which has influenced thinkers as diverse as Thomas Aquinas and Machiavelli The Politics remains an outstanding commentary on fundamental political issues and concerns and provides fascinating insights into the workings and attitudes of the Greek city-state.The introductions by T.A. Sinclair and Trevor J. Saunders discuss the influence of The Politics on philosophers its modern relevance and Aristotle's political beliefs. This edition contains Greek and English glossaries and a bibliography for further reading.Aristotle (384-322BC) was born at Stagira in the dominion of the kings of Macedonia. For twenty years he studied at Athens in the Academy of Plato. Some time later became the tutor of young Alexander the Great. His writings including De Anima The Nicomachean Ethics Poetics and The Politics profoundly affected the whole course of ancient and medieval philosophy.If you enjoyed The Politics you might like Plato's Republic also available in Penguin Classics.