WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Greek philosopher wrote Politics.
A
Aristotle
B
Plato
C
Socrates
D
Homer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Politics (Greek: , Politiká) is a work of political philosophy by Aristotle, a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first classic work of political philosophy is Plato’s The Republic, which was followed by Aristotle’s Politics. Roman political philosophy was influenced by the Stoics, and the Roman statesman Cicero wrote on political philosophy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Political behaviour is here regarded as a branch of biology as well as of ethics; in contrast to Plato, Aristotle was an empirical political philosopher. He criticizes many of Plato’s ideas as impracticable, but, like Plato, he admires balance and moderation and aims at a harmonious city under the rule of law.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aristotle claimed that politics is the study the laws of a city, the action its citizens undertake, and leadership. On Aristotle’s account, the purpose of government is to foster the good life for its citizens, which includes cultivating the virtues, e.g., courage and temperance.

Detailed explanation-5: -Politics by Aristotle (Written 350 B.C.E)

Detailed explanation-6: -Aristotle is called the father of political science because he elaborated on the topics and thinking of the Ideal State, slavery, revolution, education, citizenship, forms of government, the theory of golden mean, theory of constitution etc.

Detailed explanation-7: -Aristotle is regarded as the father of political science. He was a great Greek philosopher.

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