Aristotle’s Definition of Citizenship Explained

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Philosophy Everyday

Masud Gaziyev

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Philosophy

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Aristotle’s Definition of Citizenship Explained | Aristotle's Politics Part 5

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Aristotle’s Definition of Citizenship Explained | Aristotle's Politics Part 5

Does being a good person automatically make you a good citizen? In this episode, I dive into one of Aristotle’s most important distinctions between moral virtue and political virtue. You can be honest, kind, and just, yet still fail the test of citizenship. Why?

Aristotle claims that the real citizen is someone who takes part in deliberation and decision-making in the community. That means power, participation, and free time to to engage in politics. So where does that leave others?

This is Aristotle at his most precise and provocative.

Politics, Book III, Chapters 1–5

Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction to Citizenship in Aristotle's Politics

(06:11) Practical Observations on Citizenship

(12:54) Good Citizen vs. Good Person

(22:10) The Virtue of Citizenship