Among the works of ancient Greek literature that continue to exert a fertilizing influence on contemporary thought, Aristotle's "Politics" holds a special place, whose political and ethical thought continues to maintain its value and relevance. The content of "Politics" is extremely interesting. It deals with the great themes of political philosophy: the relationship between politics and ethics, the fundamental concept of the good for ethics and politics, the dialectical relationship between citizen and state, the essence and political nature of man, the essence and purpose of the state, the criterion of the correctness of political systems, the teaching about natural slaves, the reduction of political society to the very nature of man, and of course, in parallel to a kind of social contract, and finally the theoretical foundation of democracy with the famous aggregative theory that constitutes a strong advocacy in favor of the democratic system. Of course, Aristotle's political positions and proposals cannot directly and immediately constitute a model of political thought and action.[...]
(from the book's preface)