Aristotle’s Politics is one of the major contributions to the history of Western political thought. Shortly after the text of the Politics was made re-accessible via the Latin translations of Wilhelm von Moerbeke in the second half of the 13th century, Aristotle’s political theory became the standard political philosophy in pre-revolutionary Europe. In the second half of the 20th century, the Politics inspired heterogenous political thinkers such as Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, Hannah Arendt, Alasdair MacIntyre and Martha Nussbaum. In our weekly meetings, we want to carefully read and discuss Aristotle’s Politics together. Our goal is to get a better understanding, both historically and philosophically, of the political issues that Aristotle addresses in this work, and of the responses that he gives as well. As a text basis for our meetings, I would recommend using C. D. C. Reeve’s translation of Aristotle’s Politics.