Perhaps the most crucial relationship to be noted within the study and discussion of political theory is the relationship between the individual and the society which he is situated in. ... The nature of these symbiotic responsibilities varies greatly between some of the most acclaimed political theorists who have deliberated on the topic. Though some, such as Aristotle, felt that humans are truly "social and political " animals who rely on each other and thrive on communication, there are others, such as Rousseau, who contrarily believe that humans' optimal state occurs when they exist a...

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Two great philosophers in history, John Stuart Mill and Aristotle created moral theories in an attempt to structuralize this thing called happiness. ... Next, in Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics, happiness takes a different idea as he explains his theory. ... By "the soul," Aristotle refers to the rationally calculating part of the soul that has reason, apart from the non-rational part of the soul. ... For example, money can be chosen as a means for happiness, or enjoyment as a means for pleasure, or honor as a means for politics. Although Aristotle agrees that individuals need a...

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On the other hand, Aristotle's ethics and his politics were founded on definitions and goals, though they remained linked to the empirical, the contingent and individual. ... Aristotle employed reason to discover as immanent order within the empirical world itself . ... As we know now, after winning the election, Lincoln passed the Emancipation Act of 1863 to actually prevent the Confederates from getting international support, thereby turning a political-economic conflict into an ideological one. ...

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