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- https://www.biography.com/scholar/aristotle
- https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-6004-2_16
- http://www.liveyourmagic.com/2014/02/aristotle-the-purpose-of-life/

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A Greek philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, the founder of the Lyceum and the Peripatetic school of philosophy and Aristotelian tradition.

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It is not surprising that such diverse political persuasions can lay claim to Aristotle as a source. For his method often leads to divergent interpretations. When he deals with a difficult problem, he is inclined to consider opposing arguments in a careful and nuanced manner, and he is often willing to concede that there is truth on each side. For example, though he is critical of democracy, in one passage he allows that the case for rule by the many based on the superior wisdom of the multitude “perhaps also involves some truth”

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The earliest influence on the U.S. Constitution was written by Aristotle, the Greek philosopher taught by Plato, who in turn tutored Alexander the Great. ... The "right" type of constitution was based on the common good, whether the government was headed by a king, an aristocracy, or by a community.

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Although Aristotle was not technically a scientist by today’s definitions, science was among the subjects that he researched at length during his time at the Lyceum. Aristotle believed that knowledge could be obtained through interacting with physical objects. He concluded that objects were made up of a potential that circumstances then manipulated to determine the object’s outcome.

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Belief on the Study of Specific Constitutions

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Belief on the Study of Specific Constitutions

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Regarding the constitution that is ideal or “according to prayer,” Aristotle criticizes the views of his predecessors in Politics and then offers a rather sketchy blueprint of his own in Politics VII and VIII. Although his own political views were influenced by his teacher Plato, Aristotle is highly critical of the ideal constitution set forth in Plato's Republic on the grounds that it overvalues political unity, it embraces a system of communism that is impractical and inimical to human nature, and it neglects the happiness of the individual citizens.

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Belief on General Theory of Constitutions and Citizenship

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Belief on General Theory of Constitutions and Citizenship

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Aristotle defines the constitution (politeia) as a way of organizing the offices of the city-state, particularly the sovereign office . The constitution thus defines the governing body, which takes different forms: for example, in a democracy it is the people, and in an oligarchy it is a select few (the wealthy or well born). Before attempting to distinguish and evaluate various constitutions Aristotle considers two questions. First, why does a city-state come into being? Second, He then adds that “the common advantage also brings them together insofar as they each attain the noble life.

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Aristotle frequently compares the politician to a craftsman. The analogy is imprecise because politics, in the strict sense of legislative science, is a form of practical knowledge, while a craft like architecture or medicine is a form of productive knowledge.