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Single Idea 2818
[filed under theme 24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
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Full Idea
The virtue of the citizen must be in relation to the constitution; and as there are many constitutions, there cannot be just one single and perfect virtue of the sound citizen.
Gist of Idea
The virtues of a good citizen are relative to a particular constitution
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1276b28)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Sinclair,T.A. /Saunders,T. [Penguin 1992], p.179
A Reaction
This is very striking support for the view that Aristotle's account of the virtues in 'Ethics' is merely a description of conventions (Athenian, presumably), rather than an appeal to nature. However, see his account of the soul, and human function.
Related Idea
Idea 5246
Natural justice is the same everywhere, and does not (unlike legal justice) depend on acceptance [Aristotle]
The
36 ideas
with the same theme
[qualifications, duties and rights of a citizen]:
23561
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People doing their jobs properly is the fourth cardinal virtue for a city
[Plato]
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1764
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Diogenes said he was a citizen of the world
[Diogenes of Sin., by Diog. Laertius]
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22544
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A citizen is someone who is allowed to hold official posts in a city
[Aristotle]
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2818
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The virtues of a good citizen are relative to a particular constitution
[Aristotle]
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22545
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A person can be an excellent citizen without being an excellent man
[Aristotle]
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22563
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The middle classes are neither ambitious nor anarchic, which is good
[Aristotle]
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23352
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A citizen should only consider what is good for the whole society
[Epictetus]
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20874
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A citizen is committed to ignore private advantage, and seek communal good
[Epictetus]
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19892
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Children are not born into citizenship of a state
[Locke]
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19893
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Anyone who enjoys the benefits of a state has given tacit consent to be part of it
[Locke]
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19894
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You can only become an actual member of a commonwealth by an express promise
[Locke]
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19854
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We all owe labour in return for our keep, and every idle citizen is a thief
[Rousseau]
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19817
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Citizens should be independent of each other, and very dependent on the state
[Rousseau]
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19840
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A citizen is a subject who is also sovereign
[Rousseau]
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21067
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A citizen must control his own life, and possess property or an important skill
[Kant]
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22777
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Individuals must dedicate themselves to the ethical whole, and give their lives when asked
[Hegel]
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21791
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Social groups must focus on the state, which must in turn respect their inclusion and their will
[Hegel]
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22795
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People can achieve respect for their state by insight into its essence
[Hegel]
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23050
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The ideal is a society in which all citizens are ladies and gentlemen
[Green,TH]
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23052
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Enfranchisement is an end in itself; it makes a person moral, and gives a basis for respect
[Green,TH]
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24153
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Humans are determined by community, so its preservation is their most valued drive
[Nietzsche]
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20371
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Nietzsche thinks we should join a society, in order to criticise, heal and renew it
[Nietzsche, by Richardson]
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23822
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We all need to partipate in public tasks, and take some initiative
[Weil]
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24200
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A citizen is defined by their subjection to the laws
[Weil]
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23843
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Even the poorest should feel collective ownership, and participation in grand display
[Weil]
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23840
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A citizen should be able to understand the whole of society
[Weil]
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22817
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Citizenship involves a group of mutually supporting rights, which create community and equality
[Miller,D]
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23369
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Some liberals thinks checks and balances are enough, without virtuous citizens
[Kymlicka]
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23370
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Good citizens need civic virtues of loyalty, independence, diligence, respect, etc.
[Kymlicka]
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23373
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Liberals accept that people need society, but Aristotelians must show that they need political activity
[Kymlicka]
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23375
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Minimal liberal citizenship needs common civility, as well as mere non-interference
[Kymlicka]
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23376
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Modern non-discrimination obliges modern citizens to treat each other as equals
[Kymlicka]
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23377
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The right wing sees citizenship in terms of responsibility to earn a living, rather than rights
[Kymlicka]
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23116
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Citizenship is easier than parenthood
[Kekes]
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20986
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A person's voice may count because of their interests, or because of their good sense
[Sen]
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20542
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Cosmopolitans reject the right of different states to distribute resources in different ways
[Swift]
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