Atirtotle's Politics Aristotle's Politics is a timeless examination of government structure and human nature that explains his ideas on how a utopian state can be achieved. In this work, Aristotle examines ubiquitous issues such as government structure, education, crime, property ownership, the honesty of occupations, and population control. He states in Book IV, Chapter Eleven "…the best form of political association is one where power is vested in the middle class, and secondly, that good government is attainable in those cities where there is a large middle class…" The polis is a partnership of citizens in a system of government that serves to achieve the common goo