The Politics

Aristotle's Politics is a foundational work of political philosophy examining how communities and governments are organised and what makes a political system function. Aristotle considers the nature of the state, citizenship, constitutions, law, education and the different forms of government. He also discusses family, property and the relationship between individual life and the wider community. The work has influenced centuries of political thought and remains an important text for readers studying philosophy, government, political theory and the history of ideas.