When we think about our constitution, the same constitution in which we are presently fighting to preserve, we seldom - and i'm speaking for myself at least - associate the creation of it with the names of Aristotle and Plato.
But indeed, they did play a significant role in influencing the American constitution and through Aristotle you had the actual inception of a constitution, or the difference between ordinary law and constitutional law.
This is to be continued... come back soon!
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Hi Gabe--
ReplyDeleteI think it is interesting that you focus on how Aristotle and Plato affected the constitution. I suppose that our constitution is a very important aspect of discourse today. I wonder, if you look at the constitution rhetorically, what you see?