“Especially should the laws provide against any one having too much power, whether derived from friends or money; if he has, he should be sent clean out of the country.”
Book V, Politics, #Aristotle

Aristotle was a careful analyst of ancient states, interested in what tended to work or not work. So this advice is pragmatic, not something he regards as inherently just or unjust.

Today, we are ok with the use and abuse of power by individuals with immense wealth and influence.

#philosophy

great reminder of how the #classics still apply 🤣

Anthony Scaramucci: America’s billionaires and presidents have forgotten the lesson that destroyed Rome https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/anthony-scaramucci-america-billionaires-presidents-160958971.html

#Latin #Greek #Cicero #Aristotle #hubris #pride #oligarchy

Illustration by Théodore Marcile, from Civitas veri sive morvm (1609).

Source: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/a04719fa-8963-4bae-a95c-24cc62228987

#classical #aristotle #dystopia #nature #ethics #emblems #allegory #landscapes #mythology #morals #utopias #architecture #truth #art #publicdomain

Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

— Aristotle

#Stoic #Stoicism #Aristotle

There are two types of people: wise people who know they are fools, and fools who think they are wise.

#aristotle

Even that some people try deceived me many times … I will not fail to believe that somewhere, someone deserves my trust

— Aristotle

#Stoic #Stoicism #Aristotle

Think as the wise men think, but talk like the simple people do

— Aristotle

#Stoic #Stoicism #Aristotle

I forgot how slow-reading #Aristotle is. You really have to take it a word at a time.

Kind of like reading code, which I guess isn't something that people want to do anymore???

"Heh heh, I poured your codebase into clod, and it told me you're dumb. Heh heh."

It's not vibe coding... well... it is vibe coding, but the vibe is Beavis and Butthead. 🤦‍♂️

#NoAI