Political Science · Political Theory
Who defines a citizen as one who shares in the civic life of ruling and being ruled in turn?
AAristotle ✓ Correct
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Correct answer: (A) Aristotle — Aristotle defines a citizen as one who rules and is ruled in turn, so the answer is Aristotle.
Explanation
★Aristotle defines a citizen as one who rules and is ruled in turn, so the answer is Aristotle.
★He set this out in the Politics, his great study of the state.
★A citizen for Aristotle is one who shares in the offices and decisions of the polis.
★Ruling and being ruled in turn marks the equality of free citizens.
★Citizenship is thus active participation in public life, not just legal status.
★This is the classical and republican ideal of the engaged citizen.
★It deeply influenced later participatory and communitarian theories of citizenship.
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