POLS 320 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Arche, Tyrant
28 Oct 2020
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Becomes a model for modern republics based on the principle of mixture" of power and classes: venice, florence, dutch republic, us. Inclusive, not exclusive: no class is excluded from government. Avoids the dangers of political exclusions - revolution. No monopoly" of power: dispersal or sharing of power. No single class can monopolize government or dominate each other entirely. Different mixtures will yield new, different constitutional forms: polity" and. 8: polity may be described generally as a fusion of oligarchy and democracy which incline towards democracy aristocracy [may be applied] to those which incline towards oligarchy. ". 1297a6: the perfect the admixture the more lasting will be the constitution". Polity and aristocracy are simply different combinations or mixtures of democracy and oligarchy. Two types: aristocracy (inclines toward wealthy) and polity (inclines toward poor) Monarchia = literally, the rule [arche] of one [mono]. Monarchs are technically not a part" of the polis.
