PHIL 1000 Lecture : Aristotle divided line notes
3 Apr 2014
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Aristotle"s view on the state is that every community is built with the idea or goal of good . According to aristotle, this good can only be found through communities. Aristotle believes that humans naturally care about the image they present to others, and in doing so, cannot exist without one another. He believes that the city-state is the creation of human intelligence, and that the ultimate good may not be the same for all, but everyone believes in an ultimate good. The state, which aristotle speaks of, is a community that includes villages and households. It is the people"s ability to be happy, all the while reaching the highest level of understood good . The state allows for self-sufficiency and self-sufficiency only becomes abandoned when the individual is isolated, therefore out of the state. The state is made up of several villages that come together seeking a life full of good.
