Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
by Aristotle
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This book was a tough read for me. Not only was it a challenge to wade through Aristotle's rather dense and scattered treatment of political systems, but it was also hard to get excited about his ideas about citizenry when his definition of a citizen clearly doesn't include me. Still, I'm glad I did read it and have a better idea what he's about.
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The book is very heavy reading. It took me a month to finish it, because it required that I contemplate each section.
The lessons of the books by Aristotle are as true today as they were when he wrote them thousands of years ago.
The lessons of the books by Aristotle are as true today as they were when he wrote them thousands of years ago.
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This text loses a lot in the translation from ancient Greek -- the witticisms, the obscene puns, the expletives. English really sucks the life out of one of antiquity's most badass constitutions.
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Read in April, 2004
I actually kind of like the Constitution of Athens better than The Politics...but, shhh, don't tell anyone.
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