The Politics

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences

Aristotle's treatise on the city-state and political life. He examines the household and slavery, criticizes the ideal constitutions proposed by Plato and others, classifies constitutions such as monarchy, aristocracy, polity, oligarchy and democracy, and considers the causes of revolution and the conditions of the best state.

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