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A summary of Book I in Aristotle's Politics. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Politics and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
Aristotle [Politics. English] Politics/ Aristotle; translated, with introduction and notes, by C.D.C. Reeve. p. em. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-87220-389-1 (cloth). ISBN 0-87220-388-3 (pbk.) 1. Political science-Early works to 1800. I. Reeve, C.D.C., 1948-- . II. Title. JC7l.A41R44 1998 320'.01'1-dc21
Every state is as we see a sort of partnership, 1 and every partnership is formed with a view to some good （since all the actions of all mankind are done with a view to what they think to be good）.
Aristotle believes humans are political beings by nature because they need one another to survive and thrive: "For as man is the best of all animals when he has reached his full development, so he is worst of all when divorced from law and justice."
Buy Books and CD-ROMs: Help : Politics By Aristotle Written 350 B.C.E Translated by Benjamin Jowett. Politics has been divided into the following sections: Book One [70k] Book Two [105k] Book Three [103k] Book Four [99k] Book Five [114k] Book Six [51k]
BOOK ONE Part I Every state is a community of some kind, and every community is es-tablished with a view to some good; for mankind always act in order to obtain that which they think good. But, if all communities aim at some good, the state or political community, which is the highest of all, and
Book I of The Politics provides the reader with insight into Aristotle's philosophical method as well as his views on human nature. Aristotle conducts his philosophical inquiries based on the presuppositions that the universe is a rational and ordered whole in which each part has a distinct purpose and function.
"Politics: A Treatise on Government" by Aristotle is a philosophical treatise analyzing the concept of political systems and governance, likely written in the late 4th century BC.
ἅμα γὰρ φύσει τοιοῦτος καὶ πολέμου ἐπιθυμητής, ἅτε περ ἄζυξ ὢν ὥσπερ ἐν πεττοῖς. διότι δὲ πολιτικὸν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ζῷον πάσης μελίττης καὶ παντὸς ἀγελαίου ζῴου μᾶλλον, δῆλον. οὐθὲν γάρ, ὡς φαμέν, μάτην ἡ φύσις ποιεῖ: λόγον [10] δὲ μόνον ἄνθρωπος ἔχει τῶν ζῴων: ἡ μὲν οὖν φωνὴ τοῦ λυπηροῦ καὶ ἡδέος ἐστὶ σημεῖον, διὸ καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις ὑπάρχει ζῴοις （μέχρ...
The distinction which is made between the king and the statesman is as follows: When the government is personal, the ruler is a king; when, according to the rules of the political science, the citizens rule and are ruled in turn, then he is called a statesman.