Viewpoints
Opinion

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 5: Aristotle

Google LogoMark Us Preferred on Google
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 5: Aristotle
Aristotle, who taught Alexander the Great, believed the practice of virtue to be the foundation of good leadership. Everett Collection/shutterstock
Rob Natelson
|Updated:
0:00
Commentary
Unlike Socrates, Xenophon, and Plato—the subjects of the third and fourth installments in this series—Aristotle wasn’t an Athenian. (For the first and second installments, see here and here.) Aristotle did, however, win fame in Athens.
Google LogoMark Us Preferred on Google
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor, is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Mountain States Policy Center and the Independence Institute. He authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025) and is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
Related Topics