Single Idea 2805

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people]

Full Idea

It is sharing a common view in good and evil, justice and injustice, that makes a household and a state.

Gist of Idea

A community must share a common view of good and justice

Source

Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1253a17)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Sinclair,T.A. /Saunders,T. [Penguin 1992], p.60


A Reaction

This idea comes up against the modern idea of pluralism (e.g. in Isaiah Berlin), which is inevitable in huge states with a lot of migration.