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1. • • In Greek, the word “aristocracy” literally means “the rule of the best.” For Plato, an aristocracy wasn’t a society ruled by a wealthy class of elites or nobles—as we might think of it today—but a society led by its greatest citizens.
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   What does aristocracy mean?

   • Aristocracy more describes rule by the impossibly wise, what Plato called a philosopher king (s). Aristocracy, roughly speaking, means “highest”. The highest of classes upholds the highest of ideals like justice, wisdom, moderation, and temperance.

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   Why does Plato suggest a mixed form of aristocracy?

   • That is why Plato suggests a “mixed” form (like the one we have). TIP: For Plato, “wealth” is the root of most corruption, as excessive wealth breeds corruption and results in social, political, and economic inequality. The ideal Aristocracy has the virtues of all the lower forms to some degree.

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   How did Aristotle differ from Plato?

   • Aristotle also investigated areas of philosophy and fields of science that Plato did not seriously consider. According to a conventional view, Plato’s philosophy is abstract and utopian, whereas Aristotle’s is empirical, practical, and commonsensical.

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   Why did Aristotle leave Plato?

   • For some 20 years Aristotle was Plato’s student and colleague at the Academy in Athens, an institution for philosophical, scientific, and mathematical research and teaching founded by Plato in the 380s. Although Aristotle revered his teacher, his philosophy eventually departed from Plato’s in important respects.

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   What aristocracy does Plato believe is the root of corruption?

   • TIP: For Plato, “wealth” is the root of most corruption, as excessive wealth breeds corruption and results in social, political, and economic inequality. The ideal Aristocracy has the virtues of all the lower forms to some degree. It is rule by the wise; sagely aristocrats who know all the forms.

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   What did Plato and Aristotle think about ethics?

   • Ethics. For both Plato and Aristotle, as for most ancient ethicists, the central problem of ethics was the achievement of happiness. By “happiness” (the usual English translation of the Greek term eudaimonia), they did not mean a pleasant state of mind but rather a good human life, or a life of human flourishing.

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   Feb 22, 2017 · Aristocracy more describes rule by the impossibly wise, what Plato called a philosopher king (s). Aristocracy, roughly speaking, means “highest”. The highest of classes upholds the highest of ideals like justice, wisdom, moderation, and temperance.

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4. plato.stanford.edu › entries › aristotle-politicsAristotle’s Political Theory - Stanford Encyclopedia of ...

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   Jul 1, 1998 · Aristotle (b. 384–d. 322 BCE), was a Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist. Along with his teacher Plato, Aristotle is generally regarded as one of the most influential ancient thinkers in a number of philosophical fields, including political theory.

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6. www.britannica.com › topic › aristocracyAristocracy | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

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   Oct 4, 2024 · detail from School of Athens by Raphael Plato (center left) and Aristotle, detail from School of Athens, fresco by Raphael, 1508–11; in the Stanza della Segnatura, the Vatican. Plato is shown pointing to the heavens and the realm of forms, Aristotle to the earth and the realm of things.

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   Plato's ideal rulers are philosopher-kings. Not only are they the most wise, but they are also virtuous and selfless. To combat corruption, Plato's Socrates suggests that the rulers would live simply and communally.

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   According to a conventional view, Plato’s philosophy is abstract and utopian, whereas Aristotle’s is empirical, practical, and commonsensical. Such contrasts are famously suggested in the fresco School of Athens (1510–11) by the Italian Renaissance painter Raphael , which depicts Plato and Aristotle together in conversation, surrounded by ...

9. iep.utm.edu › platopolPlato: Political Philosophy - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   The best form of government, which he advances in the Republic, is a philosophical aristocracy or monarchy, but that which he proposes in his last dialogue the Laws is a traditional polity: the mixed or composite constitution that reconciles different partisan interests and includes aristocratic, oligarchic, and democratic elements.

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    Plato categorized governments into five types of regimes: aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, and tyranny. The starting point is an imagined, alternate aristocracy (ruled by a philosopher-king); a just government ruled by a philosopher king, dominated by the wisdom-loving element.