The Best Political Regime According To Aristotle

Autor: Kristián Těmín Vedoucí práce: Jakub Jinek, Dr. Phil Název: Nejlepší politické zřízení podle Aristotela Rok: 2017 Abstract This thesis examines Aristotle's conception of the best regime. It deals with the concept of the citizen and the regime in general, it explores the well-known six-member classification of regimes and, finally, it deals with the best regime itself. Focusing primarily on the text of Books III, VII and VIII of the Politics we wish to demonstrate that the best regime from Books VII and VIII presents a different type of regime compared to the one explored in the third book. We want to show the best regime as a polis which achieves the highest good and which forms a natural summit of Aristotle's political doctrine. For better understanding of the best regime according to Aristotle, the thesis concentrates on two questions: firstly, what difference is between the six regimes from the third book and the best regime of Books VII and VIII; and, secondly, which life is choiceworthy for living in the best regime? Besides, the thesis deals with the problem of education in the best regime and it demonstrates the relationship between education, music arts and worthy life in the best regime