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Revolution by Aristotle


Aristotle's famous work is revolution.
Revolution: the Greece govt. gave food for same serious through regarding the state. He used the term “sedition” revolution. Revolution is a movement which produces changing constitutions in the form of government. It may be complete or incomplete with different degrees.

Degrees of Revolution:

There are 3 degrees of 

  1. A revolution which may take the form of changing constitution or the government.
  2. A revolution which may grasp the power only without changing the constitution.
  3. A revolution which may arise against not the entire state rather a particular institution or a group of people.

Causes of Revolution

  1. General Causes: It is applicable are all situations. Inequality is the main cause of general revolution.
  2. Particular Causes: It is observe for particular situation.
    • The state of mind (Psychological).
    • Objectives at state (for profit honor, loss or disgrace).
    • Occasion
      • Profit/loss
      • Honor/disagree
      • Insolence/fear
      • Under superiority
      • Content
      • Election Increase
      • Willful negligence
  3. Particular Causes of Revolution in Particular Situation: Some forms of government. Exam: Democracy, Totalitarian.
    • In Democracy: The political demagogues tend to revolution by attacking the rich individually or collectively.
    • Oligarchies: The unjust treatment and discerns inside governing class.
    • In aristocracies: The policy of narrowing the circle of govt. is the basic reason.
    • In polity: Deviation from justice is the main cause of revolution.
    • In Monarch: Resentment, fear, contempt, desire for fame etc.

Democracy is the opposite oligarchies

The Prevention of Revolution

  1. General way to prevent revolution:
    • Strictness with law enforcement
    • No reliance of the rulers on people.
    • Informing people with the fear of foreign attack.
    • Solidarity in rank of the rulers.
    • Avoiding extreme richness of ruler as well as preneuring.
    • Public avoiding.
    • Elimination of inequality.
    • Ensuring high places for eligible.
    • Distributing rewards and honor.
  2. Particular way to prevent revolution: 
    • Democracy, aristocracy and oligarchy: saving them from being pushed to the extreme level.
    • Monarchy: keeping limitation power of the ruler.
    • Tyranny: prevention of public humiliation

Criticism

  • Aristotle support the property, Aristotle did not support the property.