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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / a. Human distinctiveness

12281	Man is intrinsically a civilized animal [Aristotle]
	Full Idea: It is an essential [kath' auto] property of man to be 'by nature a civilized animal'.
	From: Aristotle (Topics [c.331 BCE], 128b17)
	A reaction: I take this, along with man being intrinsically rational, to be the foundation of Aristotelian ethics. Given that we are civilized, self-evident criteria emerge for how to be good at it. A good person is, above all, a good citizen.

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 2. Anarchism

539	Nothing is worse for mankind than anarchy [Antiphon]
	Full Idea: Nothing is worse for mankind than anarchy.
	From: Antiphon (fragments/reports [c.439 BCE], B61), quoted by (who?) - where?