POLSCI 2O06 Lecture Notes - Athenian Democracy, Political Philosophy, Class Conflict
7 Dec 2013
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Plato and aristotle assume you know athenian democracy. How athens worked: how closely is the meaning of democracy tied to the specific institutions and practices in athens. 30 000 60 000; citizens same amount of citizens as slaves. It was illegal to pay someone to help you in court. They wanted/assumed the people to be their own legal experts. Role of 6000 people to contribute to assembly; assembly democracy. Everyone participated in all of the ranges on government 1 out of every 2 days was taken up by some public activity, paid for participating. Material benefits only citizens could own land / not become a slave etc. Always on the brink of civil war, everyone had an opinion and had many class conflict issues. Power is in the hands of the people. Poor will rule because there is more of them. Rule (domination) or power (collective for shared purposes) the closer to power = democracy.
