1. Aristotle
Man is both a social and political animal in that we are inclined to live in society as well as attempt to perceive what is just and unjust and, act accordingly as "men do in fact aim at what they think good." ... Politics functions so as to allow individual members of the community (as opposed to simply citizens) to achieve a life of justice that is a life directed toward the "good" and to undergo a personal development that strives for moral fulfillment. ... "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 sec...
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