Aristotle begins his analysis of politics from the empirical moment of now, a particular historical contingency of a people. This leads him to an appreciation of the best regime possible. Given his account of man as a political animal, how does he argue that the mixed polity is the best regime possible?

Aristotle begins his analysis of politics from the empirical moment of now, a particular historical contingency of a people. This leads him to an appreciation of the best regime possible. Given his account of man as a political animal, how does he argue that the mixed polity is the best regime possible? Moreover, how does Aristotle’s account of speech as essential to realizing a political partnership allow him to appreciate the many, the plurality of people?