Single Idea 2820

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / a. Human distinctiveness]

Full Idea

Men have a desire for live together, even when they have no need to seek each other's help.

Gist of Idea

People want to live together, even when they don't want mutual help

Source

Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1278b20)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Sinclair,T.A. /Saunders,T. [Penguin 1992], p.187


A Reaction

He says that someone who doesn't want to live in community because they are wholly self-sufficient doesn't count as a normal human.