aristotle

Aristotle

Politics

Aristotle in his book politics, argues that the political association is the highest form of

human association , and making all his conclusions based on the assumption that ‘polis’ is the

best and only sensible political system. He further adds that political association is the most

sovereign and aims at the highest good

Politics is largely an attempt to determine or rather prove that political association is the best

suited way for securing the happiness of its members or as called in ‘politics’ the citizens .The

interest of the polis and its citizens were seen to be the same since both the city and man aimed

for happiness as the ultimate goal. According to Aristotle, life has no existence outside the

confines of the city and that it is not the city that exists to serve the needs of the individual but is

a mere part and the city is more important than the individual

Aristotle’s admiration of the social system in a polis shows his support to the slavery.

The polis consisted of citizens which men were born to citizen parent’s women children and

slaves. Men were considered to be the only rational creation and had to engage and contribute in

the political association of the city, while slaves were used for work. Aristotle’s above argument

had some major weakness and flaws in it, he address the salves as non-rational, and it’s in there

best interest to serve there masters, who would give them a rational vision. The main drawbac...