by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny As I will be out of town for a couple of days I leave the interested with a rather lengthy series on Aristotle's Politics. Given the present state of American politics the series is instructional as well as interesting. libribooks - The Politics, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, is one of the most influential texts in political philosophy. In it, Aristotle explores the role that the political community should play in developing the virtue of its citizens. One of his central ideas is that "Man is a political animal," meaning that people can only become virtuous by active participation in the political community. Aristotle also criticizes his teacher Plato, classifies and evaluates six different types of constitutions and political institutions, and describes his vision of the ideal state. Aristotle's views on women and slavery are unenlightened by today's standards, but his work remains...
