Political Science 2237E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Timocracy, The Good Life, Worship God
26 Sep 2018
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Plato suggests that when the ideal polis becomes corrupted it rst becomes a timocracy and the an oligarchy. Stasis = sedition, factional con ict: self-interest and deviousness to this, not in the context of law it is beyond the law, may even involve violence. Constitutional change : change occurs peacefully, it may be deliberate, or change can sneak up on people. Says sometimes change has to occur in order to keep up with the polis, the two types are constitutional change and stasis. Occur when constitution no longer meets reality (or perceived reality) of the people. If you are in an oligarchy with a small group of free borns, they will feel injustice less than a big group. Another cause of change is placing someone in of ce who is not committed to the constitution. External factors are also may cause constitutional change.
