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......
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