What are Plato’s and Aristotle’s views on the concept of the state?
There are many views on the concept of the state. In the Dictionary of Antiquity, we read: “As the authority of the economically dominant class, the state arose in the process of the formation of private property.” This early form of exploitation initially demanded such means of power to ensure the oppressors’ order and tranquility. “However, ancient philosophers believed otherwise. Plato spoke of the state not as an apparatus of





