Similarities Between Locke And Aristotle

Both philosophers, Lock and Aristotle, have written a variety of novels that concretely describes who they believe should rule. In the novel “The Politics of Aristotle”, Aristotle highlights the impact and influence that regimes have on our society. He thoroughly describes a regime as, “The way a city is arranged both with respect to its other offices and, above all, with respect to the office that has control over all the rest” (Aristotle 87). He goes on to specifying three correct regimes Kingship, aristocracy, and polity each on details a good way to rule. Although each one creates fair opportunities for the greater good, Aristotle deeply defines how each one creates some sort of unjust amongst the community. So, he brings up compelling argument that those who are most virtuous should rule (100-103). While in the “Second Treatise of Government” Locke explains the nature of humanity, state of nature, and the civil government. Locke’s belief is that all humans are born into …show more content…
From the beginning to the end, Locke consistently repeats how the government and rulers make their decisions. They decide the outcome based on whether it’s beneficiary or not for the greater good. So, when you think about it they’re using Aristotle’s form of moral standards to make a decision whether it helps people out or not. They’re essentially taking the time to understand people’s feelings, opinions, and weighing the options to make the correct decision for the community. In conclusion, Aristotle would make a very strong convincing argument that proves why virtuous people should lead over property owners. He uses powerful words and phrases that justify why morals are such an important piece to our society, strong analogies that contradict other ways to rule and overall proving them unfavorable for the advancement of our