The Dangers of Demagogues and Democratic Revolution: on Aristotle’s Education of the Serious

IF 0.3 3区 历史学 0 CLASSICS
POLIS Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI:10.1163/20512996-12340438
Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo
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Abstract

This article concerns the dangers of demagogues in democracies described in the Politics and the edifying purposes of Aristotle’s ethical works in relation to the politically ambitious student. The translation of σπουδαῖος as serious is key to understanding the connection between these works. Although similar arguments appear elsewhere in his Corpus, Aristotle’s arguments in the Great Ethics are unique because the audience is warned about the dangers of political rule and is ultimately led away from the pursuit of it. Aristotle appears to specifically lead this class of politically ambitious students toward a serious pursuit of virtue, justice, and prudence with a final view to both friendship and citizenship. This emphasis is significant because an ‘individual who is serious-about-rule’ (σπουδάρχης) is excessively eager for office. Furthermore, ‘those serious-about-rule’ are dangerous when they act as demagogues, and this is one cause of revolutions in democracies.

煽动者的危险与民主革命:论亚里士多德的严肃教育
本文论述了《政治学》中描述的民主政体中蛊惑人心者的危险,以及亚里士多德的伦理作品对有政治抱负的学生的教化作用。将σπουδαῖος译为严肃是理解这些作品之间联系的关键。虽然亚里士多德在《大全》的其他部分也提出了类似的论点,但他在《大伦理学》中提出的论点是独一无二的,因为亚里士多德告诫读者政治统治的危险性,并最终引导他们放弃对政治统治的追求。亚里士多德似乎在特别引导这群有政治抱负的学生认真追求美德、正义和审慎,最终着眼于友谊和公民身份。这种强调意义重大,因为 "认真对待规则的人"(σπουδάρχης)会过分渴望担任公职。此外,"认真对待统治的人 "如果充当蛊惑人心的蛊惑者,就会很危险,而这正是民主国家发生革命的原因之一。
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