Plato and Aristotle: A comparison

It has been an attempt of many great thinkers in the past to try and establish the grounds for which to have a most successful society. One such philosopher is the renowned Plato. In his work The Republic he sets up his concepts for a perfect society and the ways for it to be put into practice. An additional intellectual that spoke on governance of civilization is Aristotle. He used his writings in Politics to establish what he felt was the way society should be set up and run. One of the main differences between these two most influential political thinkers is that Plato is often viewed a…