Along with his teacher Plato, Aristotle is generally regarded as one of the most influential ancient thinkers in a number of philosophical fields, including political theory. The title of the Politics literally means "the things concerning the polis". Aristotle's Politics is divided into e...

Along with his teacher Plato, Aristotle is generally regarded as one of the most influential ancient thinkers in a number of philosophical fields, including political theory. The title of the Politics literally means "the things concerning the polis". Aristotle's Politics is divided into eight books which are each further divided into chapters.