On the Priority of the Aristotelian Polis over the Individual The Polis as a Hylomorphic Whole.

In Politics I 2 (1253a18--27), Aristotle makes a controversial claim that the polis is prior in nature to the individual. The aim of this article is to reconstruct this thesis. According to recent scholarship, there are two main ways to understand priority in nature in Aristotle. It may be construed...

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Published in:	Problems / Problemos Vol. 105; pp. 8 - 21
Main Author:	Panayides, Christos Y.
Format:	Article
Published:	Vilnius University 2024
Subjects:	Aristotle, 384-322 B.C. Scholarly method Practical politics Puzzles
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