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Aristotle on Democracy: The First Political Scientist — Fexingo History
May 11, 2026 ·
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Aristotle on Democracy: The First Political Scientist — Fexingo History
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Long before modern political science, Aristotle collected and analyzed the constitutions of 158 Greek city-states. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the philosopher turned a rigorous empirical eye...
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Long before modern political science, Aristotle collected and analyzed the constitutions of 158 Greek city-states. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the philosopher turned a rigorous empirical eye on democracy itself—not just as an ideal, but as a living system with real flaws. They discuss Aristotle's classification of governments into six types, his famous warning that democracy can degenerate into mob rule, and his surprising defense of the middle class as a stabilizing force. Along the way, they touch on the lost collection of constititions, the concept of politeia, and how Aristotle's student Alexander the Great may have used these ideas to govern his empire. Listeners will come away with a concrete understanding of Aristotle's political legacy—one that still shapes how we think about governance today.
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#Aristotle #AncientGreece #PoliticalPhilosophy #ConstitutionOfAthens #Politeia #Democracy #Monarchy #Aristocracy #Oligarchy #Tyranny #MiddleClass #AlexanderTheGreat #Lyceum #Peripatetic #GreekCityStates #PoliticalScience #History #FexingoHistory #Socrates #Plato
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