Contiguity of democracy and stasis in Aristotle's Politics
Authors
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Felipe Correa Mautz
Universidad de Chile
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9369-3149
Abstract
The aim of the study presented in this article is to give an account of the connection that Aristotle establishes between stasis and democracy in Book V of the Politics. Basic conditions for the occurrence of stasis in a democracy are the existence of both elementary inequality within the city and the action of a demagogue who exploits this reality and the sense of injustice perceived by the poor. Stasis in democracy, according to a comprehensive analysis of the Politics, never leads to a politically better or more stable situation.
Keywords:
tragedy, civil war, revolution, sedition, GreeceReferences
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