Justice and Constitution: Aristotle’s Political Science and the Intelligibility of History (Arist. "EN", V, 1134a 25-1135a 8)

  • Elisabetta Poddighe University of Cagliari
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Keywords: Aristotle, Political justice, Constitution, Law, Intelligibility

Abstract

In NE Book V Aristotle recognizes the condition required for the implementation of a particular kind of justice, namely, political justice (politikon dikaion): that condition is a form of government (politeia). Central to the point of Aristotle’s comparising politeia and political justice is the intelligibility of political justice (and of politeia): political justice becomes intelligible in that it departs from absolute justice, in the same way as forms of government deviate from the ideal one i.e. the best form.

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How to Cite
Poddighe, E. (2016). Justice and Constitution: Aristotle’s Political Science and the Intelligibility of History (Arist. "EN", V, 1134a 25-1135a 8). Gerión. Revista de Historia Antigua, 34, 77-101. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_GERI.2016.v34.53736
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