Athenian Democracy
Ideology of the classical polis, advocating direct popular sovereignty through assembly and sortition among equal citizens, while reserving citizenship to a hereditary minority, excluding women, foreigners and slaves.
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In one sentence
I want a polis of sovereign assembly and offices by lottery among free citizens, reserving citizenship by blood to the city's men.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Free market
Free market
- Strong · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 88% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 14
Of all the topics, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 58
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Socrates
Athenian philosopher, Socrates created the dialectical method of questioning to examine beliefs and pursue virtue, distrusted mass politics and the rhetoric of demagogues, and was executed for corrupting the youth.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyDominik TarczyńskiPolitician95%
SociallyKazuo InamoriIndustrialist, Engineer, and Corporate Philosopher94%
EconomicallyMarcelo Rebelo de SousaPresident of Portugal100%
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The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Democratic Athens
c. 508–322 BCEA city-state of Ancient Greece, Athens was the cradle of direct democracy, with citizens deciding the polis's course in assembly, although participation excluded women, foreigners, and slaves from political life.
Other close countries
Poland
National-Catholic republicA parliamentary republic in Eastern Europe, Poland combines democracy, a strong Catholic and nationalist identity, and a growing market economy, with politics marked by tensions between conservatism and liberalism.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyGreeceParliamentary republic91%
SociallySri LankaBuddhist-national republic97%
EconomicallyCosta RicaLiberal-pacifist republic100%
The most distant
Democratic Athens
c. 508–322 BCEA city-state of Ancient Greece, Athens was the cradle of direct democracy, with citizens deciding the polis's course in assembly, although participation excluded women, foreigners, and slaves from political life.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyKingdom of Greece1832–1924, 1935–197394%
SociallyKingdom of Bavaria1805–191893%
EconomicallyOld Swiss Confederacy1291–179892%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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