Aristotle, Politics
Book III, Chapters 11-18

RSVPs will receive directions to our meeting location in Rice Village as the date approaches.

Our October meeting took us through Chapters 8-11, where Aristotle dove deeper into the questions of the true basis for the distinction between democracy and oligarchy -- is it wealth or number? How do they differ in their claims to justice? What is it about the political association that goes beyond the utilitarian benefits of peaceful trade? And what group in the city can claim to have a right to the highest authority -- or if none of them are without their weaknesses, what are we left with?
In November we will follow Aristotle's further investigation of the claims to justice, equality and worthiness to rule.

Here are three translations:
Cairnes Lord -- most commonly used translation in universities today:
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ANLZ3rQyO4a4kQ5sc-RL2U5IRmHpinX0/view?usp=sharing](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](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](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](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3Px3tYlFaXXJwNbwmS9jG9_oZsXZnvi/view?usp=sharing)

Kent Guida

Houston Political Philosophy Great Books Reading

Hobbies & Passions

Classic Books

Philosophy

Book Club

Literature

Reading

Political Philosophy

Philosophy & Ethics

Bill H

Eric Timmreck

Leigh Anderson

Nancy Parra

Houston Jones

Caleb W.

Bill

Join us for a discussion of Aristotle's Politics

Share

Houston Political Philosophy Great Books Reading

Join us for a discussion of Aristotle's Politics

Houston Political Philosophy Great Books Reading

Details

Members are also interested in