1st Edition

An Analysis of Aristotle's Politics

By Katherine Berrisford, Riley Quinn Copyright 2017
96 Pages
by Macat Library

96 Pages
by Macat Library

96 Pages
by Macat Library

Aristotle remains one of the most celebrated thinkers of all time in large part thanks to his incisive critical thinking skills. In Politics, which can be considered one of the foundational books of the western political tradition, the focus is on problem-solving, and particularly on the generation and evaluation of alternative possibilities. Aristotle’s aim, in Politics, is to determine how... Read more

Ways in to the Text 

Who was Aristotle? 

What does Politics Say? 

Why does Politics Matter?  

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context 

Module 2: Academic Context 

Module 3: The Problem 

Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

Section 2: Ideas 

Module 5: Main Ideas 

Module 6: Secondary Ideas 

Module 7: Achievement 

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work 

Section 3: Impact 

Module 9: The First Responses 

Module 10: The Evolving Debate 

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

Module 12: Where Next? 

Glossary of Terms 

People Mentioned in the Text 

Works Cited

Biography

Katherine Berrisford is researching a PhD thesis in political theory at the University of Exeter.

Riley Quinn holds master’s degrees in politics and international relations from both LSE and the University of Oxford.