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Kingly versus Political Rule in Aristotle’s Politics (2016)

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The absolute king as a god-like ruler is a notorious exception to Aristotle’s political paradigm of ruling and being ruled in turn. Since the idea appears several times in the Politics, it must bear some philosophical importance. In elucidating the latter, I will make two claims: first, this importance can only be grasped by referring to Plato, and especially his Statesman. Second, the philosophical point of these passages within Aristotle’s Politics is to indicate that such a kingly regime is not primarily better than, but different from a political one.

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Authors & Contributors
Rareș Ilie Marinescu
Jorgenson, Chad
Hatzistavrou, Antony
Smith, C. U. M.
Duke, George
Adams, Marcus P.
Concepts
Philosophy
Philosophy and politics
Aristotelianism
Classification
Matter theory
Metaphysics
Time Periods
Ancient
4th century, B.C.
Places
Greece
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