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Research On Aristotle's Idea Of City-state Governance

Posted on:2019-05-14Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L Y DengFull Text:PDF
GTID:2405330545976310Subject:Foreign philosophy
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Aristotle is one of the leading in the field of the ancient Greek philosophy especially,in many disciplines have their own successes and original ideas,and even the world in the west is vital position in the history of philosophy,and spread a lot of precious works,such as," Nicomachean Ethics","physics" and "politics" and so on.Aristotle's thought deep and rich connotation and certain inspiration to the world,the city-state governance idea throughout the course of the Aristotle' s philosophy of city governance thought contains profound about how best to establish ideal city-state and pursue the value orientation of the supreme good and happy life.In the politics,the city-state as a political community,it is a step by step and with the process of natural evolution,reason has the characteristics of natural,is the natural evolution of prompting the formation of the polis,Aristotle therefore to clarify who is in nature a political animal,"human" in Aristotle's citizens.The city was made up of many different kinds of citizens.Only those who participated in the political and judicial affairs could become citizens and then govern the affairs of the city.And the political system is divided according to its purpose and the form of political power,so as to seek the ideal and the best political system in reality in these different political systems.In Aristotle's city-state governance,Aristotle skilled knowledge governance polis transaction dimension of rule of virtue,knowledge on the premise of virtue,the rule of law is complementary to each other,pay attention to the cultivation of virtue,at the same time,through the contrast of Plato's philosophy of "king" rule of man of ideas,to explore the superiority of the rule of law.Through the above analysis,it is concluded that the basic elements and planning required to construct the ideal city state are obtained.Education is the cornerstone of the ideal city state,and the ultimate goal of the ideal city state is the perfect and happy life.Exploration and discussion about city governance,in Aristotle's view,this paper analyzes grope for the fundamental purpose is to make all the polis behind can achieve excellent in self-sufficiency and happy life.Of course,a good life is not by chance.It requires a proper division of labor in the city,with each person taking his or her own responsibilities.Finally through the analysis of Aristotle this thought the value orientation of city governance should be to discuss the development of today' s society,the idea of construction and development in today' s society still has an important significance.
Keywords/Search Tags:Aristotle, City-state, Governance
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