Born384 BC in the city of Stagira Chalkidice on the northern periphery of Classical Greece His name means the best purpose His father died when Aristotle was a child L ittle information about his childhood ID: 784978
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Aristotle
The history of democracy
Slide2Born:384 BC in the city of Stagira,
Chalkidice
, on the northern periphery of Classical Greece;His name means “the best purpose“;His father died when Aristotle was a child;Little information about his childhood;At the age of 17 he joined Plato's Academy(remained there for 20 years);Married to Pythias (his daughter was named after his wife);
Biography of Aristotle
Slide3Aristotle was invited by Philip II of Macedon to become the tutor to his son Alexander(343 BC);
He became head of the royal academy of Macedon and tutored also Ptolemy and
Cassander;335 BC- return to Athens and establishment of his own school- the Lyceum;335-332 BC- the most productive period of Aristotle;His most important treatises include Physics, Metaphysics, Nicomachean Ethics, Politics, De Anima (On the Soul) and Poetics;Biography of Aristotle
Slide4A Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist;
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enerally regarded as one of the most influential ancient thinkers in a number of philosophical fields, including political theory;Died:322 BC (age:63);Biography of Aristotle
Slide5The birthplace of democracy- Ancient Greece;
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system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves;Consists of 4 elements:1)A political system for choosing and replacing the government through elections; 2)The active participation of the people; 3) Protection of the human rights; 4) A rule of law;Democracy- "rule of the majority“
Slide6Aristotle is one of the first philosophers to speak of democracy;
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Politics“ by AristotleDemocracy and Aristotle
Slide7Describes the role that politics must play in the life of the citizens;
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rovides analysis of the kinds of political community that existed in that time;Consists of 8 books;Book VI contains information about democracy;„Politics“
Slide8People as political animals(created to live in a society);
Countries-created in order to satisfy human`s needs for communication;
6 types of government;The “polis” according to Aristotle
Slide9Monarchy-governed by 1 person
Aristocratic country- governed by the minority
Polity-governed by the majorityForms of government
Slide10Tyranny-governed by 1;
Oligarchy-governed by the minority;
Democracy-governed by the minority;Forms of government
Slide11Democracy and Oligarchy;
Together they create the other forms (
Polity,Monarchy, etc.);Main forms of government
Slide12Belongs to the rich majority;
Has its weaknesses;
5 forms of democracy;Domination of people`s will and opinion;Better than oligarchy;Moderate;Aristotle`s Democracy
Slide13Characteristics- legal equality, political freedom, rule of law;
Vote of citizens;
Rights and liberties-written in the constitution;Separaion of powers;Majority rule;Democracy today
Slide14Thank you for the attention!
Created by Mila
NikolovaSources: Wikipedia, Britannica.com, Thoughtco.com, Plato.stanford.edu;The End