The Peloponnesian war, Aristotle and the IVth century

Abstract

This article presents some ideas born towards the end of the Peloponnesian War, showing the disastrous consequences this conflict had for all Greece, particularly the annihilation of the spiritual and institutional development of Athens, as well as the end of the polis. This contextualization allows for a more unitary appraisal of Aristotle's historical thought and philosophical perspective, as well as the announcement of the conditions in which IVth century poetry will develop, especially the philosophical one.