{"id":1070,"date":"2026-08-09T18:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/explain-the-aristotelian-view-of-politics-to-what-extent-do-you-upsc-psir-2021-1206\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:53:42","slug":"explain-the-aristotelian-view-of-politics-to-what-extent-do-you-upsc-psir-2021-1206","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/explain-the-aristotelian-view-of-politics-to-what-extent-do-you-upsc-psir-2021-1206\/","title":{"rendered":"Explain the Aristotelian view of politics. To what extent do you think it has contributed to the development of modern-day constitutional democracies?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flow snapshot \u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n
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Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n
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Route 1<\/i> politics as master science \u2192<\/span> state for the good life \u2192<\/span> ethical foundation of constitutional govt, reach partial<\/p>\n

Route 2<\/i> man a political animal (reason\/speech) \u2192<\/span> ethics + justice inseparable from politics \u2192<\/span> foundation laid, but incomplete<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n
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political animal via logos<\/i> \u2192<\/span> politics inseparable from ethics, justice at core (Ebenstein<\/b>: moral over legal sovereignty) \u2192<\/span> rule of law over personal will (law = reason without passion) \u2192<\/span> regimes judged by common good vs self-interest \u2192<\/span> polity \/ mixed constitution \/ middle class \u2192<\/span> contribution: rule of law \u2192<\/span> constitutionalism, mixed govt \u2192<\/span> checks & balances, middle class \u2192<\/span> stability, citizenship (rule & be ruled) \u2192<\/span> civic republicanism, common good \u2192<\/span> test of legitimacy \u2192<\/span> absorbed via Montesquieu<\/b> \/ American balance of few & many<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n
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contribution foundational, not direct \u2192<\/span> slavery, exclusion of women & workers, small homogeneous polis \u2192<\/span> far from inclusive mass democracy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n
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Route 1<\/i> Aristotle<\/b> gives the grammar of constitutional govt (law, balance, civic virtue, common good), not its democratic substance<\/p>\n

Route 2<\/i> influence deep in foundations, limited in extent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[40],"pyq_marks":[31],"pyq_topic":[56],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1070","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-40","pyq_marks-20-marks","pyq_topic-western-political-thought","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4664,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1070\/revisions\/4664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1070"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1070"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1070"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}