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A 5 page paper which discusses how Aristotle,
as presented in "Politics," felt that while most men could not be self-sufficient, those who
are find themselves incapable of working in common and are similar to beasts or to a god.
The character of Achilles is also discussed in terms of this perspective. Bibliography list 2
sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
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all people working for the common of all. He argued that it was necessary, for most men, to be a part of this common that held all people together. However,
he also mentions, in "Politics," that there is a condition wherein a man is perhaps incapable of working for the common for he is self-sufficient. In the following paper we
examine this perspective, and then provide a discussion of Achilles as he fits into the scheme of things. Aristotle In Aristotles "Politics" he begins by stating that "Every
state is a community of some kind, and every community is established with a view to some good; for mankind always act in order to obtain that which they think
good. But, if all communities aim at some good, the state or political community, which is the highest of all, and which embraces all the rest, aims at good in
a greater degree than any other, and at the highest good" (NA). He also claims that "it is evident that the state is a creation of nature, and that man
is by nature a political animal. And he who by nature and not by mere accident is without a state, is either a bad man or above humanity; he is
like the Tribeless, lawless, hearthless one,whom Homer denounces- the natural outcast is forthwith a lover of war; he may be compared to an isolated piece at draughts" (Aristotle NA).
As we can see from the above, Aristotle was a firm believer in the State and in people being self-sufficient as a whole. This is indicated when he argues that,
"Further, the state is by nature clearly prior to the family and to the individual, since the whole is of necessity prior to the part" (Aristotle NA). But, he does
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