AND A NEW ANALYSIS OF HIS SPECULATIVE WORKS;

BY JOHN GILLIES, LL.D.
F. R. S. and S. A. LONDON; F. RS. EDINBURGH; and
Historiographer to his Majefty for SCOTLAND.

Magna animi contentio adhibenda eft in explicando Ariftotele.

CICERO FRAGMENT. PHILOSOPH.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

Printed for A. STRAHAN; and T. CADELL Jun. and W. DAVIES, in the Strand.

PUBLIC LIBRARY

Nature and end of a commonwealth.-Analysis thereof. Monarchy the first
form of government. - Domestic economy.- Slavery.- Accumulation of
ftock.-Riches, real and artificial.-Commerce.-Money-Manufactures.—
Monopolies.-Women.- Children÷Slaves.-Connection. between domeftic
and political economy.

INTRODUCTION.

BOOK IL

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Plato's republic.-Community of wives, children, and goods.-Nature and ne-
ceffity of separate property.-Plato's books of laws examined.-Schemes for
equalizing property.-Their futility.-Hippodamus. His ideal republic.-
Arguments in favour of political innovation.-Stronger arguments against it.
-The Spartan government.-The Cretan.-The Carthaginian.-The Athe-
nian.-Zaleucus.-Charondas.-Philolaus.- Diocles.-Phaleas.-Pittacus.—

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Androgamas.

INTRODUCTION.

BOOK III.

159

Citizen-How conftituted.-Virtues of the man and of the citizen.-Their dif
ference.-Different forms of government.-Their diftinctive characters.-
Pretenfions of democracy-Of oligarchy.-Monarchy.-Its five kinds-Ar-
raigned-Defended.

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BOOK IV.

INTRODUCTION.

203

Different views of national happiness. Fair eflimate thereof.-The best com-
monwealth-Extent and nature of its territory.-Commerce-Naval power
-Climate-Conftituent members-Health-Marriage-Children.

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