IS A POLITY THE BEST FORM OF CONSTITUTION?
ARISTOTLE: Question #7
In Politics Books 3 and 4, Aristotle analyzes different types of constitutions, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each. Aristotle regards a "polity" as the best for of constitution. According to Aristotle, why is a polity the best type of constitution? What are the characteristics of a polity? What sorts of problems does it overcome? In a polity, whom would posses political power and why? What type of justice would prevail?
Could there really be rule by the middle class, effectively keeping the upper and lower class from exploiting each other? It would be a fantastic approach to government, but probably one that is not possible in today's political world. Would it not be great to have more of a say in what happens in your world? Especially if it meant getting to tell the ultra-rich, like Bill Gates and Michael Eisner that they could not build 75,000 square foot houses on 1000 acres of land because......
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