The Athenian Constitution

Name: The Athenian Constitution
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Aristotle
ISBN: 9781787366510

Author: Aristotle

Narrator: George Easton

Unabridged: 2 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 04/11/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Synopsis

"The Athenian Constitution" by Aristotle is a treatise on the ancient Greek city-state of Athens and its political structure. In the work, Aristotle examines the historical development of the Athenian government, the functions of its various institutions, and the role of its citizens in the decision-making process. Aristotle divides the Athenian government into three main types: monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. He argues that the Athenian government evolved from a monarchy to an aristocracy, and eventually to a democracy, which he believes to be the best form of government. Read in English, unabridged.

About Aristotle

Aristotle (384-322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato, and a tutor to Alexander the Great. His writings, on such diverse subjects as rhetoric, logic, politics, ethics, biology, physics, and poetry, comprise some of the foundations of Western philosophy. He wrote as many as 200 treatises during his lifetime, of which only 31 survive. Of these, Aristotle's best-known works include Metaphysics, Nicomachean Ethics, Eudemian Ethics, Politics, and On the Soul.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Altay

Üzerinden yüzlerce hatta binlerce yıl geçse de insan aynı, yonetimler aynı. Sadece cakası değişiyor.......more

Goodreads review by Sanaz

این کتاب رو چون به تاریخ تمدن علاقه دارم از دوستی امانت گرفتم و نمیدونم الان پیدا بشه یا نه، این که من خوندم چاپ دوم و برای سال ۱۳۵۸ هست. در قسمت یادداشت مترجم نوشته شده که اثر تاریخی ارسطو کتابی بوده که در آن از نحوه حکومت و تاریخ سیاسی بیش از ۱۵۰ شهر و کشور گفتگو کرده است اما از میان رفته تا اینکه......more

Goodreads review by Callum

Aristotle's students wrote 158 constitutions in Ancient Greece. The Athenian Constitution is the sole surviving document. It is dissimilar in composition to contemporary constitutions like America or Australia. Rather, it provides a concise political history of Athens' democratic development from th......more