Single Idea 2806

[catalogued under 25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / a. Legal system]

Full Idea

Man is the worst of all animals when divorced from law and justice.

Gist of Idea

Man is the worst of all animals when divorced from law and justice

Source

Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1253a31)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Sinclair,T.A. /Saunders,T. [Penguin 1992], p.61


A Reaction

Sounds true, but it is extraordinary that the virtues of mankind only emerge when we are artificially contrained. Rousseau disagreed with this.