The consequences of such relations are thought to be entirely positive and include a system of justice, increased emphasis on morality and an illumination of the path to the good life.
That man is by nature a political animal means in a minimum sense that relationships are necessary to human-kind as well as being desired. Man is not a self-sufficient being and, in line with Aristotle's teleology needs to join a self-sufficient entity. Thus an association of master and slave is "established according to nature for the satisfaction of daily needs" and an association of husband and wife to "propagate one's kind" and at this point daily needs have been satisfied. However, man is not whole, complete or perfect even when such needs are satisfied and so the village and finally, the state are formed. "The state came about as a means of securing life itself, it continues in being to secure the good life" and it is in the role of securing the good life that the state enables man to be truly complete. The gift of speech enabling men to indicate "what is just and what is unjust" coupled with the inclination towards dialogue of such a nature is, perhaps the basis of the state. Furthermore, humanity does not exist outside of the state, it is the state that provides the forum for discussion, that gives the opportunity for interaction with others and gives "humanity" its humanity. That man is by nature a political animal now means something more; that man is the only political animal in that he alone can discern justice and can appreciate and maneuver towards the good.
However, with such a definition of a political animal a conundrum arises that can only be solved by Aristotle's teleology. Man needs to be a political animal to engage in the state but there needs to be a state for man to be a political animal.
Aristotle "The range of Aristotle's interest and intellect is extraordinary. ... When Aristotle was about ten years old his father died. ... Proxenus taught Aristotle Greek, rhetoric, and poetry. ... Through Aristotle's life he accomplished many works. ... For Aristotle, psychology was a study of the soul. ...
Aristotle Consider Aristotle to be one of the three greatest thinkers of all time. ... The relationship between Aristotle and Plato was bittersweet. ... Categories contains example of Aristotle's logic deduction. ... Aristotle calls this prime mover God. ... Aristotle was the image of all wisdom in ancient humanity. ...
Proxenus taught Aristotle Greek poetry and rhetoric's. ... These works were Aristotle's thoughts on logic. ... Aristotle called logic, analytics. ... Aristotle also had his own philosophy of nature. ... Aristotle rejects the definition of space as the void. ...
Aristotle Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers of ancient Greece, and one of the greatest minds in human history. ... Aristotle was born in 384 BC to Nicomachus, a physician of Mayntas II of Macedon. ... Aristotle also came up with other very abstract theories. ... When Aristotle looked towards the sky, he realized they did not move in an up and down fashion. ... Aristotle retired to a family estate in Euboea in 322, and died one year later. ...
Of the 158 constitutional histories, only one, the Constitution of Athens, survives; scholars think that it was written by Aristotle himself. At any rate, Aristotle had a very large empirical database for his theorizing about politics. 2. ... Thus, to cities of human beings, Aristotle would compare schools of fish, flocks of geese, hives of bees, anthills, and so forth.] ... In Politics III.9 Aristotle argues against competing conceptions of the nature and purpose of a political system. ... How could a political liberal object to Aristotle's argument for his paternalistic principle?...
Weeks English 101 10/21/01 Aristotle was a student at the academy of Plato in Athens, from age 17 to 37. ... In the essay "A Definition of Justice" Aristotle tries to explain that justice is interpreted different by everyone. ... Aristotle bases his concept of justice on the idea of equality. ... Aristotle says that most men believe justice to be equality, but not for all, but only for equals. ... Many of Aristotle's ideas are still problems in society today. ...
Aristotle was a teacher and studied under Plato at the academy and attended his lectures for a period of twenty years. ... I believe that according to Aristotle, the state was the beginning of all. ... This is why I think that Aristotle believed the state came first. ... Aristotle wrote much about rationality and irrationality of humans, and how much of each we share with animals. ... Aristotle felt the city is more important than the individual in some ways and because the city exists for the sake of living well, virtue must be a care for the city. ...
Aristotle believed that a person who has difficulty behaving ethically is morally imperfect. ... According to Aristotle, we only should be praised and blamed for which we can be held responsible. ... In book IV, Aristotle points out that honor, pleasure, and wealth are the things believed to make people happy. ... By distributive justice, Aristotle means fairness in exchange and fairness in the distribution of goods. ... Furthermore, Aristotle argues that people act justly or unjustly voluntary. ...
Based on Aristotle's view of political science, politicians need to determine which sciences need to be in communities. ... They see this type of advance to be a great benefit to society, in agreement to Aristotle's view of political science. ... According to Aristotle, means are pursued to achieve certain aims. ... Aristotle would argue that their ends are being pursued for their own fulfillment rather than society as a whole. ... Politicians are currently trying to keep the main intent of political science based on Aristotle. ...
