About Aristotle
Greek philosopher (384–322 BCE), student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great. Where Plato sought ideal forms, Aristotle was empirical — he studied 158 constitutions to understand political life as it actually is. His account of humans as naturally political animals and his analysis of constitutions have shaped natural law theory, republicanism, and communitarianism across two millennia.
Books by Aristotle
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Nicomachean Ethics
The foundational work of virtue ethics and the indispensable companion to Aristotle's Politics. Aristotle asks what it is for a human being to live well, and answers that the good life is one of activity in accordance w…
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Politics
Useful if you want to understand politics as a question of character, human flourishing, citizenship, and the good life.
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