Aristotles Politics

4 credits · Graduate

In this course, we will read the whole of Aristotle's Politics. Prior knowledge of ancient Greek is not necessary, although we will have the original on hand and will be discussing the meaning of the Greek as we go. This will be a communal scholarly journey, drawing on graduate students. Topics to include the polis (city-state), oikos (household), freedom,, slavery, Aristotle's interpretation of Plato, citizenship, democracy, oligarchy, Aristotle's ideal political system, the political implications of economic disparity, and how to think about and avoid political revolution.