Posted: February 17th, 2013
Aristotle Basis of Democracy is Liberty
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In The Politics,
Aristotle writes that the “basis of a democratic state is liberty” or
“democratic justice.” Write a paper examining this idea. What did Aristotle mean
exactly? To what extent did
Athenian democracy conform to Aristotle’s conception?
What would Pericles have to say on the matter?