Join us July 17th for a live discussion of Aristotle's Politics

Reading: Aristotle, Politics
Book II, Chapter 8-12

We'll start this conversation, likely our last on Book II, with Aristotle's treatment of the delightful Hippodamus, followed by a discussion of the regimes of Sparta and Crete, two cities considered successful models by practically every thinker in antiquity, and Carthage, a non-Hellenic city in north Africa. The Book concludes with a discussion of "some who became lawmakers", especially Solon of Athens.

RSVPs will receive directions to the live meeting in Rice Village by pm the week of the event. If you would like more information on the group or have any questions or comments, feel free to pm me any time.

A further inducement -- everyone is invited to join us for the dinner after-party at the fine Mexican restaurant a few steps from our meeting place. See the attached photo of last month's dinner. Who can resist such a fine-looking bunch?

Here are links for three translations:
Cairnes Lord -- most commonly used translation in universities today:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ANLZ3rQyO4a4kQ5sc-RL2U5IRmHpinX0/view?usp=sharing
Cairnes Lord, the Kindle version:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z1jCLFbE02XOLU1qKljshb9T8kBGnbEk/view?usp=sharing

Ernest Barker -- the gold standard when I was in school:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AL8sjX-DsQO6fM1Ht-IQuKDw9Hy_Bvfm/view?usp=sharing

Joe Sachs -- a recent translation that sticks closely to the Greek and is very helpful with Greek terminology:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3Px3tYlFaXXJwNbwmS9jG9_oZsXZnvi/view?usp=sharing