POL200Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Polis, Distributive Justice, Oligarchy
22 Nov 2018
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Critique of ideal poleis in theory and practice. Reason: those polis he sees are not in good condition; changes/reforms are necessary. **aristotle did not understand the basic premise of city of words ** City of words has too much unity (pg. One big household/human being vs one big polis. Every association has an end, which is why he tried to distinguish the political associations. Every function has a part to play = key to polis foundation. 1st major criticism the problem of too much unity . 2nd major criticism the problem of the community of families . Plato needed to take away private interests from rulers. No family, no property other than interests of the polis. Something that"s too extreme and unnatural to eliminate family. Family is something that is essential to being a human. 3rd major criticism the problem of the community of property . Polis is to provide joy of ownership, to those who can appreciate it.
