ARISTOTLE POLITICS Translbayt ed C.D.CR.E EVE ARISTOTLE Politics ARISTOTLE Politics Translated, witIhn troducatnidNo ont es, by C.D.RCe.e ve HackePtutb lishCionmgp any IndianIaC paomlbirsi dge Arist3o8t4l-e3:2 2 B.C. Copyr©i 1gh9t9b 8yH ackPeutbtl iCsohmiapnngyI ,n c. Alrli grhetsse rved Prinitnte hdUe n itSetda otfeA sm erica 090 80 70 6 4 5 6 798 Covaenrid n tedreisoibrgy Dn a n Kirklin LibroafCr oyn grCeastsa logiunbgl-iicDnaa-ttPiao n Aristotle [oPlitiEcnsg.l ish] PoliAtriicsst/to rtalnes;wl iattihen dt,r odauncndto itobenys , C.D.RCe.e ve. p. em. Inclbuidbelsi ogrreafpehriaecnnaidcln e dse xes. ISB0N- 87220(-c3hl8o)9t.I- S1B 0N- 87328280(--p3b k.) 1.P olistciiceanlc ew-oEratkros1l 8y 00I..R eevCe.,D .C., 1498--. IIT.i tle. JCl7A.414R4 1998 97-46398 32'0.10-1d'c12 CIP ISB-N1937:8 -0-872(2c0l-o3t8h9)- 1 ISB-N1937:8 -0-872(2p0b-k3.8)8 -4 For Jaayn Dde borah CONTENTS Acknowledgments Xlll Note tRoe atdheer XV Introduction XVll §1A risttohMteal ne XVll §2 TMheet hoadnsd AoifPm hsi loys oph XVlll §3P eercftionism XXV §4H umaNna ture XXVll §5P ractAigceanlt s XXXV §6T heorizers xliii §7P oliAtniicmaall s xlviii §8R ulearnsSd u bjects lix §9C onstitutions lxv §1T0h eI deCaoln stitution lxxii §11 Conclusion lxxviii Map lxxx POLITICS BooIK Chapt1e Trh eC ity-aSntIdat tRseu le 1 Chap2t eTrh eE mergencNea taunrdao lftn heCesi st y-St2a te ChaptePra r3ot fts h Cei ty-SHtoautsee:hM oalsdt;e r, anSdl ave 5 Chap4t eTrh eN atuorfSe l aves 6 Chap5t eNra tuSrlaalv es 7 Chap6t eArr Teh erNea tuSrlaalv es? 9 Chap7t eMra stershSilpa vaent-d C raf 12 Chap8t erP ropeArctqyu isaintHdio ouns ehMoalnda geme1n2t Chap9t eWre alAtch quisainttdih oNena tuorfWe e alth 15 Chapt1e0Wr e alAtch quisaintHdio ouns ehMoalnda gement; Usury 18 VII Contents Vlll Chapt1e1Pr r actAiscpaeolcf Wt esa lAtchq uisition Monopolies 19 Chapt1e2Tr h eB rancohfHeo su sehMoalnda gement ContinWuiefaden: Cd h ildren 21 Chapt1e3Tr h eD ifefreVnitr toufMe esn W,o menC,h ildren, anSdl aves 22 BooIKI Chapt1e Ird eCaoln stitPurtoipoobnsysOe tdh ers 26 Chap2t ePrl atRoep'usb lUinci:ot fy tChitey -State 26 Chap3t ePrl atRoep'usib clC:o mmunPaols sesosfWi omoenn anCdh ild(r1e)n 28 Chap4t ePrl atRoep'usb lCiocm:m unPaols sesosfWi omoenn anCdh ild(r2e)n 30 Chap5t ePrl atRoep'usb lCiocm:m unOawln ersohfi p Property 32 Chap6t ePrl atLoa'wss 36 Chap7t eTrh eC onstitoufPt hiaolonef Ca hsa lcedon 41 Chap8t eTrh eC onstitoufHt iipopnmo udsao fM iletus 45 Chap9t eTrh eS parCtoanns titution 49 Chapt1e0Tr h eC retCaonn stitution 55 Chapt1e1Tr h eC arthagCionnisatni tution 58 Chap1te2Tr h e ConstPirtouptoibsoySen odsl onO tahnedr Legislators 61 BOOIKI I Chapt1 eCri -tSytaatneCdsi tizens 65 WhaItsa C ity-State? WhaItsa C itizen? UncondiCtiitoinzaeln s Chap2t ePrr agmDaetfiicn iotfCi iotnisz ens 67 Chap3t eTrh e IdeonfatC iittyy -State 68 Chap4t eVri rtoufMe esn a nodf C itizens 70 VirtoufRe usl earnsSd u bjects Chap5t eSrh ould CraCftistmiezne nBse? 73 Chap6t eCro rraencDdte viCaonnt stitutions 75 Chap7t eTrh eC lassifiocfCa otnisotni tutions 77 Chap8t eDri fifculitnDi eefisn iOnlggia rcahnyDd e mocra7c8y Chap9t eJrus tiacned Gtohaeol fa City-State 79 DemocraatniOdcl igaJrucshtiicc e Contents IX Chapt1e0Wr h o ShHoauvlAedu thoirnaiC tiyt y-Stat8e2? Chapt1e1Tr h eA uthoorfi tMtyuh let itude 82 Chapt1e2Jr u stEiqcuea,,la intAdyu thority 85 Chapt1e3Tr h eJ ust fBoraA suitsh ority 87 Chapt1e4Tr y peosfK ingship 91 Chapt1e5Kr i ngshitph Leaa nw d 93 Chap1te6Ar b solKuitneg ship 96 Chapt1e7Tr h eC onstitAuptpiroonpsfror iD aiftefer ent Peoples 98 Chapt1e8Tr h eI deaClo nstitution 100 BooIKV Chapt1e Trh eTa skosfS tatesmanship 101 Chap2t er RanDkeivnaignC to nstitutions 103 TheTa skosfB ooIkV Chap3t eCro nstitDuiftfrieB oencsa TuhseePi arr Dtifsf re 140 Chap4t ePrr ecAicsceo uonfDt esm ocraacnOydl igarc1hy0 6 WhyC onstitDuiftfrie ons DemocraancIdyt s Parts Plaotnto h Pea rotfasC ity-State KindosfD emocracy Chap5t eKri ndosfO lairgchy 111 Chap6t eKri ndosfD emocraacnyOd l giarchy 121 Chap7t eKri ndosfA ristocracy 141 Chap8t ePro lities 141 Chap9t eKri ndosfP olities 161 Chapt1e0Kr i ndosfT y ranny 181 Chapt1e1Tr h eM iddCllea (s1 s) 181 Chapt1e2Tr h eM iddCllea (s2s) 121 Chap1te3Dr e ivcUesse idnC onstitutions 123 Chapt1e4Tr h eD eliberPaatroitfav P eo liStyisctaelm 142 Chapt1e5Or f cfies 172 Chapt1e6Jr u daircyi 123 BooKV Chapt1e Crh angainnPdgr eserCvoinnsgt itution1s43 TheG eneCraauls oefFs ac tion TheC hangDeuset oF aicton Chap2t eTrh ree PrinciopfPa oll iSCtohiuacrnacglee s 136 Chap3t ePra rticulaorfP oSloiuCtrhicacenas(gl 1e ) 137