The mixed constitution in Aristotle: the forms of government, the history and the perfection within the limits of the possible
This work aims to highlight Aristotle’s reflections on the forms of government, in particular, the political and legal elements admitted as positive and negative, as identified in different historical poleis. When examining some of the main Aristotelian texts, especially Politics, it is observed tha...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Ciências do Estado (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/20066 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revice/article/view/e20066 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Aristotle Mixed constitution Government forms Aristóteles Constituição mista Formas de governo Constitución mixta Formas de gobierno |
| Sumario: | This work aims to highlight Aristotle’s reflections on the forms of government, in particular, the political and legal elements admitted as positive and negative, as identified in different historical poleis. When examining some of the main Aristotelian texts, especially Politics, it is observed that the philosopher concludes that the best constitution is that which, according to the people in question, allows the full development of human capacities. However, Aristotle does not entirely exclude the concept of a perfect constitution, although he follows an explicitly different perspective from Plato. Perfection is always understood within the limits of what is possible, as an instrument for measuring empiricalvariability and as a mechanism of impulse for human beings to always seek to improve their political organizations to achieve their eudaimonia. |
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