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  • Essay / Compare and Contrast Plato and Aristotle on Government

    Plato believed that everything had an ideal form, but Aristotle looked at and studied the real world. Instead of inventing a system of government, Aristotle explored more practical things that one can realistically implement. Aristotle's main goal was to "consider not only what form of government is best, but also what is possible and what is easily practicable." This means that he wanted everyone to be able to identify and adapt to his form of power. He wanted people to serve his laws, because if the law was an order, it would create a good society. He ended up maintaining a government much like a democracy, where the middle class is strong. Aristotle made natural domination one of his greatest theories. Aristotle believed that people were born to be rulers or slaves. He wanted people to accept who they are and do what they were born to do. It was the only way, he believed, that the world could function without ending up with a lot of problems. This is how he believes everyone is born with a color that tells you your place in the world. Your placement is not genetic and cannot function in the