Aristotle says and he has a he has the critique of the Spartans but it extends to the Athenians as well says in the politics you know war is for the sake of peace and business which you conduct in pieces for the sake of leisure.
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And what kinds of um yeah i guess politically excuse me i guess politically like just what kinds of um um what kinds of um laws or policies might we establish that would encourage i mean this is aristotle's politics which i don't really talk about in the book.
And Aristotle who's one of the great thinkers on this topic in his politics he says there's three ways that you can organize this there's three ways that you can arrange the system uh fundamentally one is monarchy one person rules right another is aristocracy the best a few people Rule and they're the best people.
This was the Sparta problem Aristotle talks about in 'Politics,' where Sparta knew how to wage war.
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Politics by Aristotle is an ancient foundational philosophical treatise examining the nature of the state, governance, citizenship, and political organization. The host on Timcast IRL referenced the text to explore international conflict and societal issues, specifically mentioning the Sparta problem regarding how that city-state prepared for war. Jacob Howland, appearing on EconTalk, cited the book while analyzing ancient views on leisure, noting Aristotle's critique of the Spartans and Athenians and his argument that war exists to secure peace, and business is conducted to attain leisure. Spencer Klavan, speaking on The Megyn Kelly Show, referenced Politics to explain the ancient classification of governmental systems, highlighting the three primary organizational structures identified by Aristotle: monarchy, aristocracy, and rule by the many. Finally, Claudia Hauer on EconTalk discussed Aristotle's work while examining how specific laws and public policies can be established to properly shape and encourage virtuous citizens. Across these various podcasts, speakers turned to Aristotle's classic text to ground modern debates about leadership, societal organization, public policy, and the fundamental purposes of human labor, conflict, and governance in classical philosophy.
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Claudia Hauer and what kinds of um yeah i guess politically excuse me i guess politically like just what kinds of um um w… 1
“and what kinds of um yeah i guess politically excuse me i guess politically like just what kinds of um um what kinds of um laws or policies might we establish that would encourage i mean this is aristotle's politics which i don't really talk about in the book”
Jacob Howland Aristotle says and he has a he has the critique of the Spartans but it extends to the Athenians as well say… 1
“Aristotle says and he has a he has the critique of the Spartans but it extends to the Athenians as well says in the politics you know war is for the sake of peace and business which you conduct in pieces for the sake of leisure”
Spencer Klavan and Aristotle who's one of the great thinkers on this topic in his politics he says there's three ways that… 1
“and Aristotle who's one of the great thinkers on this topic in his politics he says there's three ways that you can organize this there's three ways that you can arrange the system uh fundamentally one is monarchy one person rules right another is aristocracy the best a few people Rule and they're the best people”
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“This was the Sparta problem Aristotle talks about in 'Politics,' where Sparta knew how to wage war.”
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“This is something I think a lot of people just get very, very wrong, is it like censorship is political; like human nature is like Aristotle means a political animal.”