Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Which of the following is not true of Aristotle's theory of state?
- 1. Organic conception of state
- 2. State as a magnified individual.
- 3. Rights of the individual can exist only as a member of the state.
- 4. There is no conflict between the end of the individual and end of the state.
A1 & 2
B4 & 3
C3 only ✓ Correct
D4 only
Correct answer: (C) 3 only — Among these the odd one out for Aristotle is the claim that the rights of the individual can exist only as a member of the state, so the answer is…
Explanation
★Among these the odd one out for Aristotle is the claim that the rights of the individual can exist only as a member of the state, so the answer is 3 only.
★Aristotle holds an organic conception of the state, in which the whole is prior to the parts and the individual is like an organ of a living body.
★He treats the state as the individual writ large, a magnified person whose health depends on the right ordering of its members.
★He insists there is no real conflict between the end of the individual and the end of the state, since both aim at the good and self-sufficient life.
★The polis exists by nature and is prior in nature to the individual, for the man who can live outside it is either a beast or a god.
★This organic view leads to his famous claim that man is by nature a political animal and that the state arises for life and continues for the good life.
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