Political Science 2237E Lecture 6: Social Organization Part 2
22 Dec 2020
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Aristotle: the nature of constitutions & social organization part 2. Need enough people to perform work, reproduce, economic functions. Tipping point can cause too much strain on the city"s resources. Vulgar craftsmen, farmers, etc. should not be citizens (if you belong to this group you aren"t a craftsman of virtue) Educate citizens in the spirit of their constitution. Political unity: fixed-organic unity vs. synthetic-functional unity. Thinkers come up with their own versions of political unity so that way it lasts as well as flourishes. To understand the political identity of a state, it isn"t about geography, the people, etc. but rather about the constitution of a city/state. Fixed-organ kraut, aristotle, 171. ic unity: natural, not artificial or force: the myth of the metals, no meddling between classes, it"s fixed because it is imposed on you, but it is natural, plato. Aristotle wants the middle class to lead: aristotle.
