Dêmos Basileús, or Why Aristotle Rejects the Athenian Democracy?
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Aristotle, Athens, Democracy, Herodotus, Isonomia, Solon.
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Abstract
In this paper I try to analyze the Aristotelian views about Athenian democracy. In order to understand it, I have to show the background of this thoughts. There is not a specifically democractic theory of democracy in the greek corpus: this fact needs to be explained. In first place, then, I display the background of the greek politics through Solon's political work and some passages of Herodotus. In second place, I connect this background with the Aristotelian analysis in order to show the rejection of Athenian democracy.Downloads
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2019-01-29
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Díaz Lopez L. (2019). Dêmos Basileús, or Why Aristotle Rejects the Athenian Democracy?. Las Torres de Lucca. International Journal of Political Philosophy, 8(14), 55-81. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/LTDL/article/view/76806
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