Revisiting Aristotle’s Politics: Insights on Governance, Citizenship, and Democracy

Authors

  • Sudhamayee Kumar Assistant Professor, Sonamuki College, Dept. of Philosophy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2023.v08.n08.027

Keywords:

Politics, good governance, leadership, state, education, ethics, economics

Abstract

Over time, there has been a growing ignorance of or disrespect for the fundamental nature, purpose, and conclusion of politics, particularly in third-world nations. Plato is more awed by the unity that penetrates objects, whereas Aristotle is more awed by diversity. As a result, Aristotle distinguished each science as having its own field by conducting extensive observation and minute analysis of objective facts, whereas Plato distinguished each science as having its own field by working deductively from his philosophical conceptions of virtue and the good. This has resulted in unpleasant conditions, such as bad governance and bad leadership, which have become the plague of politics in some regions. There is no denying the fact that a lack of clarity in understanding what politics is one of the signs that effective, ideal, or honest practice or reality of politics does not exist. Political philosopher and scientist Aristotle was the first to define politics and its topic, character, objective, or goal. He gave a definition of politics by identifying its core tenets, including art, science, ethics, the rule of law, education, etc. According to this perspective, there is an underlying relationship between politics, ethics, economics, and the state. In this paper, we want to define this relationship in great depth.

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Published

14-08-2023

How to Cite

Kumar, S. (2023). Revisiting Aristotle’s Politics: Insights on Governance, Citizenship, and Democracy . RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary, 8(8), 159–163. https://doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2023.v08.n08.027