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Write a comparative analysis on Aristotle's and Plato's concept of 'Ideal City-State'.
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Debate #207 · Other · Political Science
Did Aristotle break from Plato or build on him?
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Examiners want: comparison of ideal-state theories, realism versus idealism, points of continuity and departure, a judgement on Aristotle's debt to Plato
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Aristotle was a realist and not an idealist. Elaborate with reference to his theory of the ends and functions of the state.
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"Aristotle was great but not grateful student of Plato" comment.
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