ARISTOTLE
- natural philosopher
- born in Stagira
- he was from The Academy, a student of Plato
- he tutored Alexander, the prince of Macedonia
For him, politics is a part of natural philosophy. The city state, polis, is a natural organism.
Polis consists of families, association of families (all part of nature) governed by laws. He thought that polis is the best form of organization. Anyone who is not a member of the polis is not a human being, he is either a beast or a god.
Plato - Idealistic
Aristotle - Realistic
Plato's Academy
- conversation
- nurture imagination of the people
- pure philosophizing
Aristotle's Lyceum
- empirical research
- ideas out of concrete reality
- study 158 constitutions, laws covering the life of the society
Feel free to comment if you want to add or correct. :)
Christine Kaye Dacumos
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