POLI 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Deterritorialization, International Monetary Fund, Institute For Historical Review
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Aristotle identi es citizenship with the holding of public of ce and administration of justice and claims that the identity of a city rests in its constitution. The highest form of community means political community. Occurs when several communities come together to work on gaining a more complex social life. Originates from bare needs of life and continuing in existence for the sake of the good life. Production and reproduction is done by animals and humans aristotle believed that this did not qualify as polis. It"s the nature of humans to be political animals. Reasoning is that man is a social creature with the power of speech and moral reasoning. Underscored the connections between personal experience and larger social and political structures. Movement to women being able to gain political capacity. The underlying discussion brought the idea that personal relationships were packed up in broader gender roles. Opened door to politics of relationships,sex, orgasms.
