Aristotle - Politics | Political Philosophy

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  • čas přidán 31. 07. 2024
  • In his book Politics, Aristotle outlined the role of the political community in cultivating the virtuous life of its citizens. This video provides a brief overview of Nicomachean Ethics and Politics.
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Komentáře • 106

  • @nabnajnadjustsomethoughts6730

    Thank you, philosophical Nick Foles. This was just what i needed for my poly sci paper.

  • @ss-kw1kk
    @ss-kw1kk Před 4 lety +135

    I can’t tell if he’s looking up or ahead

  • @bradwalton8373
    @bradwalton8373 Před 4 lety +72

    This is the cutest little political philosopher I have ever seen. He seems like a good teacher.

    • @ayeone3870
      @ayeone3870 Před 3 lety +10

      Gay lmao

    • @ayeone3870
      @ayeone3870 Před 3 lety

      @Dior 2raw shutup

    • @juliabrown466
      @juliabrown466 Před 3 lety +8

      @@ayeone3870 a sexuality isn't an insult

    • @ayeone3870
      @ayeone3870 Před 3 lety +14

      @@juliabrown466 subjective

    • @wanshitong5101
      @wanshitong5101 Před rokem +2

      @@ayeone3870 It’s subjective, but so is everything else.
      Doesn’t mean it’s not frustrating.

  • @jwhend49
    @jwhend49 Před měsícem +1

    Thank you for your excellent summary of Aristotle's views on political thought. It provides a good followup for my reread of his Politics.

  • @mardasman428
    @mardasman428 Před 3 lety +11

    I'm giving private lessons in political science, but this time I have to help someone in political philosophy, which is probably one of the hardest aspects of political science. So you can help me a great deal to help others pass an exam that is just batshit crazy hard, especially here in Germany where professors don't get paid more if they do good lectures. They use what they publish as a peer, which has extraordinarily complicated phrases, doesn't explain much well, summarizes nothing, and honestly just assume that everyone can invest more than 200 hours into one seminar that is just one of 6 in one semester.
    When I had political philosophy in the first year, I failed the first time and then only barely passed. In our case, we didn't even have a matching lecture or any secondary curriculum. We got a lecture that had nothing to do with our exam and then we had some texts that were hard to understand and devoid of any context. It was the hardest exam I ever had during my entire studies (and I'm a graduate student now).
    Without this bad exam I would have very good marks. They destroyed my record with that.
    I'm not going to permit this from happening to my student who is a foreign student at that.
    So thanks for doing this series. It's simple, summarizes points well and doesn't use unneccessarily complicated double or triple sentences.

  • @danieljohnson1924
    @danieljohnson1924 Před 2 lety +5

    Thanks for making these videos. They are very informative and accessible.

  • @aqilahanuar6578
    @aqilahanuar6578 Před 4 lety +3

    This really helped me a lot. Thank you so much!

  • @dportillo1
    @dportillo1 Před 3 lety +2

    I have a Poly Philosophy exam tomorrow and had to learn with english videos. I'm spanish, its better than any other materials out there

  • @jameseldridge3445
    @jameseldridge3445 Před 2 lety +6

    10:50 I was waiting for it haha. If you actually read the entire book, he counter-argues this with validity.

  • @vitoriauruba6821
    @vitoriauruba6821 Před 4 lety +3

    I love it. Thank you.

  • @SunniaJKhan
    @SunniaJKhan Před 9 měsíci

    Such precise and holiatic presentation.. wonderful.

  • @happeebunny0329
    @happeebunny0329 Před 2 lety +11

    we have a graded recitation this afternoon about this topic and the republic by plato, i compared it to the readings given by our professor it is almost the same, your explanation is very detailed. thank you so much for this!

  • @lukaszyim5921
    @lukaszyim5921 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for this!

  • @dportillo1
    @dportillo1 Před 3 lety +22

    This video got me a 100 in an exam, thank you PolySci Nick Foles

    • @daltonjwelch7725
      @daltonjwelch7725 Před 3 lety +2

      nice. i’m watching it now, i got an exam on tuesday

    • @974abj
      @974abj Před rokem

      @@daltonjwelch7725 how did it go😅

  • @i.k5143
    @i.k5143 Před 3 lety +198

    Anyone else here for their own enjoyment and not for a school assignment?

    • @deathstroke8639
      @deathstroke8639 Před 3 lety +4

      Yes and no. I enjoy this and I'm not by any means required to watch but at the same time, I'm working on an assignment based off of Aristotle's book politics so I"m watching this to get a better understanding. SO yeah I'm enjoying this overall but I'm using what I learn here for an assignment.

    • @user-sb8ks1ij7b
      @user-sb8ks1ij7b Před 3 lety +2

      Me

    • @robbiesilverwolf
      @robbiesilverwolf Před 3 lety +2

      No

    • @adamd.philips7657
      @adamd.philips7657 Před 2 lety +2

      No

    • @bodoggie2917
      @bodoggie2917 Před 2 lety

      no kaaa

  • @sarahyost4083
    @sarahyost4083 Před 3 lety

    Very helpful! Thanks!

  • @georgeb6300
    @georgeb6300 Před 3 lety +3

    Ayy James is one of my lecturers at Exeter :)

  • @SergioBecerraII
    @SergioBecerraII Před 2 lety

    Excellent video.

  • @user-vk7bo5oq1k
    @user-vk7bo5oq1k Před měsícem

    Personally I think there is alot of anecdotal evidence that Aristotle's teachings did heavily impact Alexander, and the man he would become. For e.g, when Alexander began his conquests throughout Asia minor, he let customs remain relatively unchanged, and even appointed local Persian satraps over his own Macedonian men, much to the disgruntlement of his kinsman. He knew that to blend his new conquered lands with his own kingdom, he would need to combine the cultures. This required a great amount of emotional intelligence, and I would say that a lot of that can be attributed to Aristotle's teachings. As well, Alexander is remarked to have said "I owe my father for living, and my teacher, for living well."

  • @rishabhmishra6698
    @rishabhmishra6698 Před 2 lety +1

    Sir, You Are Great

  • @radimsirl
    @radimsirl Před 3 měsíci

    Good video, thank you!

  • @annetomori4919
    @annetomori4919 Před 5 měsíci

    This was so useful

  • @marcmeunier6887
    @marcmeunier6887 Před 2 lety

    thank you!!

  • @alyssabelarmino7458
    @alyssabelarmino7458 Před 2 lety +4

    “The man who is isolated, who is unable to partake in the benefits of political affiliation, or who has no need to share because he is already self-sufficient, is not a part of the polis, and must be either a beast or a god.” Can someone discuss this to me. Thank you.

    • @jessekyle6998
      @jessekyle6998 Před 2 lety +2

      if he doesnt need society to sustain himself. he may either be a beast as he doesnt want to sustain himself so hes crazy or hes a god in the respect he doesnt need anything else

  • @learning7979
    @learning7979 Před rokem +4

    I would like to inquire if the "History of Political Thought" playlist is based on the book "A History Of Political Theory " By George Holland Sabine.
    Because the chronology of the content of the playlist shows a resemblance to the content of the book
    1)The city-state
    2)Political thought before Plato
    1st Video Athenian Democracy | Political Philosophy
    3)Plato, The Republic
    4)Plato, The statements and the laws
    2nd Video Plato - The Republic | Political Philosophy
    5) Aristotle's Political Ideals
    6) Aristotle's political Actualities
    3rd video Aristotle - Politics | Political Philosophy
    And much more.
    I am really thankful and if you have a playlist that covers this book then feel free to suggest it to me

  • @hyeonmin90
    @hyeonmin90 Před 5 měsíci

    it is very helpful for me to understand Aristotle. I want to add the context to the video. According to the history of western philosophy, the ideal government by Aristotle is moderate wealth which the holder of power has. The wealth is earned by virtue. Furthermore he admit the slavery system. But he deny imperilism and protest war. This is because criminal is slavery in Greece.

  • @cheese5688
    @cheese5688 Před 2 lety +6

    Me: *has less than a week to read entire Aristotle book*
    Me: *watches this instead*

    • @cheese5688
      @cheese5688 Před 2 lety

      I’m probably going to end of having to read some of it tho

    • @jessekyle6998
      @jessekyle6998 Před 2 lety

      its a good read. you should

  • @SvintMvrcus
    @SvintMvrcus Před rokem

    Amazing vid! Please though idk if it’s just my tv but the S’s when you speak are so loud lol maybe throw on a de-Esser for the audio

  • @oms7963
    @oms7963 Před rokem

    Thanks Nick Foles

  • @TheOrdener
    @TheOrdener Před měsícem +1

    I often hear the thought that we don’t see evidence of Aristotle’s teaching in Alexander. That seems like a superficial view of what teaching is. Isn’t the end goal preparing the student’s mind in such a way that he can flourish as an adult? Seems to me Alexander did that.

  • @chuckmartin935
    @chuckmartin935 Před 3 lety +6

    This guy takes the mysterious- & complex and makes it understandable. I wasted 4 yrs in a US university with arrogant, smug condescending dimwitted professors who couldn't teach an 8yr old how to tie his shoes. Here this prof explains much in a condensed awesome exposition.

    • @pterranadon
      @pterranadon Před 2 lety +1

      well how will they charge you if they teach you the whole curriculum in 6 hours?

  • @tensevo
    @tensevo Před 2 lety +3

    We may live in anarchy once we ALL possess Christ like virtues.

  • @maf6544
    @maf6544 Před rokem

    What does he says at 16:38 polity is a translation of the Greek word ____?

  • @pedrozaragoza2253
    @pedrozaragoza2253 Před 3 lety +2

    Gloria in Excelsis Deo!

  • @franktuza232
    @franktuza232 Před 2 lety

    I can prove
    Why
    Political is a science with no doubt , but only if I will prove this online while everyone will be watching

  • @christophersnedeker2065
    @christophersnedeker2065 Před 2 lety +2

    The problem with democracy being the many ruling in their own interest rather then the common interest, wouldn't their interest be the same as the common interest due to the common people ruling? I think he may mean everyman being out for his own interest.

    • @jenniferjohnson4032
      @jenniferjohnson4032 Před 5 měsíci

      Common means everyone - what is best for humans to flourish (become the most of what they are meant to be/the most virtuous). Not just the majority pursuing their own interests.

  • @JohnBrandenburg82
    @JohnBrandenburg82 Před rokem +2

    Came to listen to this video to try to understand my friend’s reasoning on politics better, who is an American conservative Republican. It seems like these types like my friend really cherry pick Aristotle’s position in things, and always, the reality is much more nuanced.

    • @jameseldridge3445
      @jameseldridge3445 Před 11 měsíci

      You should actually read the entire book instead of watching this biased clip to fully understand Aristotle's Treatise

  • @jonathanjabadan1806
    @jonathanjabadan1806 Před 3 lety +2

    Can I ask? What is Aristotle's perspective view in Pol Sci? I'm sorry I really don't get it : ((

    • @eddelynrosales191
      @eddelynrosales191 Před 3 lety

      Samw here :(

    • @wickandde
      @wickandde Před 3 lety +5

      Read the book you doofuses, it's bloody brilliant

    • @eddelynrosales191
      @eddelynrosales191 Před 3 lety

      @@wickandde I think online class its not that easy, especially when you're in asynchronous class.

    • @Red3yeGaming
      @Red3yeGaming Před 3 lety +7

      @@eddelynrosales191 I have never taken political science, so take my opinion as worthless. Towards the end he said that Aristotle didn't believe in power ending up in the hands of one faction. So, I guess you could say that Aristotle wants to remove the incentive for power and authority to focus more on the pursuit of the common good or being more active in political community. I would argue that Aristotle is strongly against career politicians because they aren't in pursuit of the common good, just job security. Maybe this will help you

    • @eddelynrosales191
      @eddelynrosales191 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Red3yeGaming thank you so much❤

  • @cherickafayeirapta4152
    @cherickafayeirapta4152 Před 3 lety +2

    i still don't understand what "man is by nature is a political animal" i need help

    • @Red3yeGaming
      @Red3yeGaming Před 3 lety +3

      it means that humans (mankind) have the ability to speak and reason unlike other animals. And, humans have a sense of good or evil and can reason what that means which is what "political" is defined to be in the quote

    • @X66966
      @X66966 Před rokem

      I know it's already been 2 yeara now but here it is: The term "Man is by nature a political animal" means that human beings have an innate tendency to live together in organized communities and engage in political activities. It suggests that humans naturally seek to form social groups, establish rules and governance systems, and participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives. In essence, it highlights the idea that politics and social interaction are inherent aspects of human nature.

  • @jordansage9655
    @jordansage9655 Před 4 lety

    Awesome 7:02

  • @very_many_days9710
    @very_many_days9710 Před 3 lety +5

    I came from online school

  • @goeffreylababo7050
    @goeffreylababo7050 Před 9 měsíci

    Special shoutout to FEU PolSci students 🥰🔰

  • @christophersnedeker2065

    The republic isn't so much about politics it's used as an analogy.

  • @ninirema4532
    @ninirema4532 Před rokem

    🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🥬🍎🌻🌻🌻🌻🌼🦚🍎👌🥦

  • @kartikrathore5720
    @kartikrathore5720 Před 4 lety +1

    UPSC hit like.

  • @jameslabs1
    @jameslabs1 Před rokem

    kim cut her off when she started talking about the CCP ahahahahahahahah

  • @OriginalSocalgranny
    @OriginalSocalgranny Před 2 lety +11

    Unfortunately, Aristotle's position in society, his wealth and privilege and his lack of self awareness of these shortcomings and blind spots led him to many errors of logic. By relying exclusively on data collected by observations gathered in the present moment, he failed to see that this data was tainted by the status quo and not on what was most virtuous, equitable, and optimal for a stable, well functioning society. This is the most charitable spin on his conclusions. It could also be the case that he consciously wished to preserve his own privileged position as well as that of his friends and patrons. In any case, he offers a good starting point even if it is very simplistic and incomplete.

    • @jameseldridge3445
      @jameseldridge3445 Před 2 lety +1

      Read the Discourses by Epictetus. He was a slave himself and supported Aristotle and Socratic thought

    • @AlexanderLittlebears
      @AlexanderLittlebears Před 11 měsíci +1

      We face extinction due to low birth rate due to the emancipation of women. Maybe he was right.

  • @darylebenson2538
    @darylebenson2538 Před 3 lety +2

    seems like to me just another way to manipulate and take control of everything that people want all we really need in life is to find the truth and start living it just think when you hear the words rule of law what does that mean whoever rules they are the law