![]() ![]() ![]() Aristotle's views on women and slavery are unenlightened by today's standards, but his work remains enduring and relevant to this day.įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. Aristotle also criticizes his teacher Plato, classifies and evaluates six different types of constitutions and political institutions, and describes his vision of the ideal state. One of his central ideas is that "Man is a political animal," meaning that people can only become virtuous by active participation in the political community. In it, Aristotle explores the role that the political community should play in developing the virtue of its citizens. Aristotle first describes six types of constitutions across two axis: the number of people who rule, and its ideal and perverted state. The Politics, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, is one of the most influential texts in political philosophy. LibriVox recording of Politics, by Aristotle. ![]()
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