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I argue, against common view, that according to Aristotle human beings are more political not because they have a capacity for rational speech, but because they have a multiplicity of communities ( such as the family, village, and polis itself) which differ in form.
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This paper offers a non-orthodox, new perspective for understanding the political nature of human beings according to Aristotle.
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I produced this paper from my PhD. thesis, which I completed at Sorbonne, in 2013. Although it goes against a deeply rooted traditional understanding of Aristotle's views on human beings' politicalness, I believe it offers something new worth considering.
Associate Professor Refik Güremen
Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi
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This page is a summary of: In what sense exactly are human beings more political according to Aristotle?, Filozofija i drustvo, January 2018, National Library of Serbia,
DOI: 10.2298/fid1802170g.
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