The first chapter looks at Books 4-6 of the Politics where Aristotle provides the typology of oligarchy and democracy to replace the sixfold model described in Book 3. However, the book would have been enriched by the addition of an introduction weaving the chapters together into a more coherent depiction of Aristotle’s Politics. The sustained focus on the Politics creates a cumulative picture of Aristotle’s theory of politics, with each chapter contributing fresh perspectives and treatment of issues that have been neglected. The book has eight chapters, seven of which are revisions of pieces previously published in various volumes, mostly from the 1990s, and the eighth a revised lecture that was delivered at the University of Athens in 2012. Reflections on Aristotle’s Politics is another innovative and interesting work by Mogens Herman Hansen on Athenian democracy, but this time with a singular focus on Aristotle’s Politics. Reflections on Aristotle’s Politics.Mogens Herman Hansen, Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2013.
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