POLS 290 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-7: Equal Voice
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P(cid:396)i(cid:373)a(cid:396)y ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of the state is the u(cid:374)io(cid:374) (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:373)ale a(cid:374)d fe(cid:373)ale (cid:894)see p. (cid:1009)(cid:1010) (cid:862)the t(cid:449)o. (cid:862)ma(cid:374) is (cid:271)y (cid:374)atu(cid:396)e a politi(cid:272)al a(cid:374)i(cid:373)al. (cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1006)(cid:1009)(cid:1007)ai(cid:895) (cid:894)p. (cid:1009)9(cid:895) He who is without a state is either above or below nature (superhuman or barbarian) Man is political because man has speech (p. 60: allows discussions on ethics, reason, speech does not equal voice. The state gives meaning to the individual. Oikos (household: art of household management, slaves. Polis (city: art of politics, only free men can participate in the polis. Free men have capacity to reason (as opposed to slaves and those involved in the oikos) Slaves and women are in charge of the oikos. It is important to have this distinction so that those involved in the polis can have their minds focused solely on the art of politics. Slaves can manage the household, as that is what they were born to do.
