The Political and Ethical Value of the Polis as a Condition of Politics
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https://doi.org/10.16947/fsmia.1609809Keywords:
Polis, politics, politea, Aristoteles, Leo StraussAbstract
The aim of this study is to explore traces of Aristotle’s ethical and political thought,
frequently referenced in the ‘Return to Classics’ movement, which serves as a critique
of modern political thought. The study will highlight potential dangers Aristotle’s ideas
might pose to modern politics if the imaginaries offered by his thought were to take
on a political dimension. To this end, it will be argued that Aristotle’s ideas—having
become a primary reference in political science—should be grounded within the realm of
political philosophy. First, the relationship between Aristotle’s concepts of polis, politea,
and politics will be clarified and connected with the concepts of friendship, virtue, and
the good, which are often excluded from political interpretations but included in ethical
readings. As an example of this perspective, Leo Strauss’s interpretation of Aristotle will
be analyzed, emphasizing the need to delineate boundaries both to Strauss’s reading and
to contemporary movements advocating a return to classical interpretations of the city.
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