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Kingly versus Political Rule in Aristotle’s Politics

Abstract The absolute king as a god-like ruler is a notorious exception to Aristotle’s political paradigm of ruling and being ruled in turn. Since the idea appears several times in the Politics, it must bear some philosophical importance. In elucidating the latter, I will make two claims: first, this importance can only be grasped by referring to Plato, and especially his Statesman. Second, the philosophical point of these passages within Aristotle’s Politics is to indicate that such a kingly regime is not primarily better than, but different from a political one.