Oligarchy

Aristotle’s “Types of States” and Aristophanes’ “The Birds” seem completely unrelated initially however when “Types of States” and “The Birds” read closely both share the common theme of government and how government can greatly influence the way society works. Aristotle and Aristophanes contributed their ideas of government through their works each explaining in their own way how government affected society; Aristotle explaining directly in “Types of States” and Aristophanes showing what he…

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to address the differences and similarities between forms of government. More specifically, we will compare monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy and talk about how they apply to Ancient Greece. These forms of government can be found in different countries all over the world and have existed for centuries. Like many other things, they have gone through many changes since their beginnings, and variations and even combinations of them have…

Men of the Shore wanted a moderate government, men of the Plain wanted an oligarchy, and men of the Highlands wanted an “extreme democracy.” Pisistratus, a democrat, forcefully took office after ten years in exile and remained a tyrant until his death. Although he was a tyrant, Pisistratus was “humane and mild and ready to forgive”…

Plato constructs a society in which the wise men, known as the philosophers, hold the highest position in the government. If he gave up this assumption that certain people are intrinsically unfit to occupy certain political social positions, he wouldn’t make this claim. He would instead create a society where everyone’s voice is heard no matter which social status they come from. A society that hears the voices of all the people and doesn’t underestimate their ideas. Also, he would allow the…

Kallipolis is a perfectly structured society in which justice is achieved at the social and interpersonal realms. It is ruled by a philosopher king, who maintain the peace and harmony in the ideal society. According to Plato in The Republic, the philosopher king possesses the qualities to be the rightful king to rule in Kallipolis. Philosophers are qualified to rule because they have a understanding of the Forms or the truth, their wisdom allows them to understand justice and their knowledge…

“Anyone who is going to make a proper inquiry about the best form of constitution must first determine what mode of life is most to be desired” (Pol, Bk 7, Ch 1,1323a, 14). In order to determine the most ideal system of government, Aristotle suggests that one must first delineate what is the most desirable life; whether that would be living as a citizen under a kingship, a philosopher under a tyranny, or a ruler under a constitutional government. According to Aristotle, a kingship is a monarchic…

HIST 1421 Written Assignment by Samanta Komonaj Introduction Monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy and democracy were words that were coined by the Greeks to describe several forms of government. The Greek political system can be traced back to Athens and Sparta, two cities in Greece that was considered as the birth of civilization. This paper will compare and contrast the five forms of government in the ancient Greek city-states. Monarchy Monarchy comes from two Greek words “monos”…

government because every state is composed of a unique combination of elements. He addresses the perspectives of other writers; Aristotle mentions Plato’s books in particular. Plato recognizes four principal forms of rule. These forms are monarchy, oligarchy, democracy, and aristocracy. In The Politics, Aristotle includes a fifth form of government. This form is termed polity, or constitutional government. Although it is uncommon and is not universally recognized, Aristotle believes it is worthy…

under the good tier, because they seek to satiate “private interests” and are consequently regarded as no good. Now, Aristotle doesn’t see democracy as the best form of government, but rather “the most tolerable of the three” out of a monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy. The reason for this is because a democracy is still run by those who seek to gain for themselves, rather than benefit the whole of society, that idea is what he calls “polity”. Another flaw with democracy is that often times the…

is seen as ruling rather mildly, the second generation were often known for their cruelty. This cruelty is what led to their downfall as the people became fed up and overthrew the tyranny. This led most city-state’s governments to morph into an oligarchy or democracy (Wilson,…