by Ai Friendly | Jul 5, 2019 | Witty Repartee on any topic
Part 3. Aristotle’s views on Citizenship In the first book of his Politics, Aristotle discusses the polis (city/state) in terms of a “political community” (koin?nia politik?) as opposed to other types of communities and partnerships such as the household...
by Ai Friendly | Jul 1, 2019 | Witty Repartee on any topic
Part 2. Aristotle’s View of Politics In Aristotle’s Politics IV.1, Aristotle wrote that the most important task for the politician is, in the role of lawgiver (nomothetês), to frame the appropriate constitution for the city-state. Commentary: More than two...
by Ai Friendly | Jun 30, 2019 | Witty Repartee on any topic
Introduction and part one Political Science B Square One Aristotle Introduction: As a former teacher of Humanities, there are a few things about Western Culture’s beginnings in Ancient Greece that I know, or that I think I know. I have taught the subject, but the...
by Ai Friendly | Apr 3, 2019 | Witty Repartee on any topic
Our government spends your tax dollars to attack various problems. Below you will find two budget initiatives. Comment to identify which you feel is more deserving of your money, and please say why. Strategic nuclear defense or Reducing the National Budget Deficit...
by Ai Friendly | Feb 3, 2019 | Politics, Witty Repartee on any topic
The Presidency 2020 As the political candidates for the Presidency accumulate, you may ask yourself a very interesting question. “Who is best placed to win?” But since these popularity contests don’t seem to be working very well, let’s ask a...
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