POLC70H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Oligarchy, Politeia, Political Philosophy
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Pol b70: classic texts of political theory i: professor lee. Book iv: chapters 1 3 and 7 12. Book v: chapters 1 6 and 8 9. Polis an association [koinonia] to cultivate virtue [ar te], to live the good life. The early books of the politics deal with assorted fundamental questions about the polis, which we have already studied: How the polis differs from others kinds of association, such as the household. Who the members (the citizens") of the polis are; Whether we should value the rule of law in governing the polis. At the end of book iii, aristotle promises to describe how the best constitution naturally comes about. " but he postpones this until books vii and viii. Eth. ) that politics is an ethical matter for aristotle. Political life should be designed to make people virtuous and better. " what counts as a good constitution" then really depends on what counts as the good life. ".
