Absolute Kingship and Perfect Aristocracy: Aristotle's Rhetorical Strategy in Educating the Ambitious

• In Event: Putting Theory into Practice

Brief Overview

Aristotle’s best regime serves as a pedagogical exercise for ambitious men, initially encouraging their desire for absolute kingship but ultimately guiding them toward a more realistic aspiration of leading within a perfect aristocracy.

Author

• Jeong Hwan Bae, University of Notre Dame