Politics: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Politics, credited to Aristotle, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Politics, by Aristotle. The Politics, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, is one of the most influential texts in political philosophy. In it, Aristotle explores the role that the political community should play in developing the virtue of its citizens. One of his central ideas is that "Man is a political animal," meaning that people can only become virtuous by active participation in the political community. Aristotle also criticizes his teacher Plato, classifies and evaluates six different types of constitutions and political institutions, and describes his vision of the ideal state. Aristotle's views on women and slavery are unenlightened by today's standards, but his work remains enduring and relevant to this day. (Summary by Leon Mire)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Politics
• Author credits: Aristotle
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 30
• Listed recording duration: 9:14:50

Catalogue topics

• philosophy
• politics
• political philosophy
• aristotle
• ancient greece
• government
• benjamin jowett

Opening tracks: first 24 of 30

1. 01 - Book One, Sections I-V — 17:21
2. 02 - Book One, Sections VI-IX — 18:46
3. 03 - Book One, Sections X-XIII — 16:50
4. 04 - Book Two, Sections I-IV — 17:20
5. 05 - Book Two, Sections V-VI — 21:17
6. 06 - Book Two, Sections VII-VIII — 18:18
7. 07 - Book Two, Sections IX-X — 20:11
8. 08 - Book Two, Sections XI-XII — 14:20
9. 09 - Book Three, Sections I-IV — 17:04
10. 10 - Book Three, Sections V-IX — 19:03
11. 11 - Book Three, Sections X-XIII — 21:28
12. 12 - Book Three, Sections XIV-XVIII — 22:31
13. 13 - Book Four, Sections I-IV — 24:25
14. 14 - Book Four, Sections V-X — 17:54
15. 15 - Book Four, Sections XI-XIII — 15:52
16. 16 - Book Four, Sections XIV-XVI — 22:19
17. 17 - Book Five, Sections I-IV — 20:57
18. 18 - Book Five, Sections V-VII — 18:02
19. 19 - Book Five, Sections VIII-IX — 15:28
20. 20 - Book Five, Section X — 16:09
21. 21 - Book Five, Sections XI-XII — 22:10
22. 22 - Book Six, Sections I-IV — 18:37
23. 23 - Book Six, Sections V-VIII — 19:52
24. 24 - Book Seven, Sections I-III — 16:23

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