American Government SOCRATIC SEMINAR 9122017 Aristotles Politics Part

American Government SOCRATIC SEMINAR 9/12/2017

Aristotle’s Politics, Part XI “Thus it is manifest that the best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class, and that those states are likely to be well-administered in which the middle class is large, and stronger if possible than both the other classes, or at any rate than either singly; for the addition of the middle class turns the scale, and prevents either the extremes from being dominant. Great then is the good fortune of a state in which the citizens have a moderate and sufficient property; for where some possess much, and the others nothing, there may arise an extreme democracy, or pure oligarchy; or a tyranny may grow out of either extreme—either out of the most rampant democracy, or our an oligarchy; but it is not so likely to arise out of the middle constitutions and those akin to them…The mean condition of states is clearly best, for no other is free from faction; and where the middle class is large, there are least likely to be factions and dissensions”

Aristotle, Politics Part XI According to Aristotle, what is the best condition for political stability?

Aristotle, Politics Part XI According to Aristotle, what is the best condition for political stability? Why do you agree with Aristotle?

Aristotle, Politics Part XI According to Aristotle, what is the best condition for political stability? Why do you agree with Aristotle? Why would you disagree with Aristotle?

Plato’s Republic, Book 8 “How grandly dose democracy trample all these fine notions of ours under her feet, never giving a thought to the pursuits which make a statesman, and promoting to honor any one who professes to be the people’s friend…And when democratic principles have emptied and swept clean the soul of him who is now in their power and who is being initiated by them in great mysteries, the next thing is to bring back to their house insolence and anarchy and waste and impudence in bright array having garlands on their heads, and a great company with them, hymning their praises and calling them by sweet names; insolence they term breeding, and anarchy liberty, and waste magnificence, and impudence courage. ”

Plato’s Republic, Book 8 Based on Plato’s Republic, what is Plato’s attitude toward demoncracy? Cite two details from the text to support your answer.

Plato’s Republic, Book 8 Based on Plato’s Republic, what is Plato’s attitude toward demoncracy? Cite two details from the text to support your answer. Why would you agree with Plato?

Plato’s Republic, Book 8 Based on Plato’s Republic, what is Plato’s attitude toward demoncracy? Cite two details from the text to support your answer. Why would you agree with Plato? Why would you disagree with Plato?

Plato’s Republic, Book 8 Based on Plato’s Republic, what is Plato’s attitude toward demoncracy? Cite two details from the text to support your answer. Why would you agree with Plato? Why would you disagree with Plato? How would Aristotle address Platos’ concerns?