Aristotle Thought Of The Rule Of Law

Aristotle is the synthesizer of ancient Greece rule of law and the founder of afterworld theory of rule of law. His thought has constituted the origin of modern theory about rule of law, which is great significance in fostering a culture of the rule of law. According to the nature of the law and human, Aristotle draws conclusions "law is the best ruler" and "the rule of law should excel rule of a person". Aristotle' s theory of rule of law had a major impact on future generations from both macro and micro. Macroscopically speaking, it sketches out the basic framework of the rule of law — the supremacy of law and legal legitimacy. Ideologists living in every era, from ancient Roman Cicero, medieval Thomas Aquinas to renaissant and later bourgeois enlightenment thinkers Grotius, Hobbs, Locke and others, and then to forerunners Panen, Jefferson, and others during the American War of Independence, haven' t exceeded the basic framework of Aristotle' s theory of rule of law. Aristotle' s theory of rule of law has not only become the origin of bourgeois' theory of rule of law and the ideological guidance of modern Western countries' practice, but also has important significance for reference to construct a socialist country ruled by law.