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__**Ancient Greece and Aristotle**__ "Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered." - Aristotle

"A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime for the sake of exchange….Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship." - Aristotle

Aristotle Biography:
 * Born in 384 B.C.
 * Started studying at the Academy at 7 years old
 * One of Plato's greatest students
 * Began there as a student and later became a researcher there. Finally ended up a teacher for the school
 * When Plato died Academy was inherited to Plato's son
 * Aristotle moved from Athens to Assos to open his own branch of the Academy
 * His school focused on more biology rather than mathematics
 * During time in Assos he began to develop his own ideas and abandoned Plationism
 * While president of his Academy, he went to tutor the son of the King of Macedonia, Alexander
 * Alexander was later known, after his father died, as "Alexander the Great"
 * Aristotle later returned to Athens and started his own school altogether named Lyceum
 * 12 years later after the death of Alexander, riots broke out in Macedonia and Aristotle was accused of imiety
 * In fear of his life moved to island of Euboea
 * Diead 1 year after in 322 B.C. at age of 62
 * Lived 384 B.C.- 322 B.C,

Aristotle’s Contributions to the Ideal of Democracy
 * Known as the “father of logic”
 * he looked at government in a logical way
 * didn’t think of politics and ethics separately
 * state is moral organization that needs to advance human development
 * needs of people as a community are more important than individual
 * work together
 * known as classical republicanism
 * thinks democracy is the best type of government
 * law should be morals without prejudice of human feelings

Ancient Greece’s Contributions to the Ideal of Democracy > "Government - Politics - Ancient Greece - Discovery Channel." //Discovery Channel International//. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2011. []. "Aristotle Quotes." //The Quotations Page//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2011. . [] []
 * “rule by the people”
 * no single ruler, but a public assembly voted
 * made decisions about war and revised laws
 * had a council of five hundred
 * 50 from each Athenian group
 * Supervised government workers and in charge of army
 * Hands on work
 * Had courts
 * Aristotle said these contributed the most to the strength of democracy

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