ARISTOTLE'S POLITICS

The Link between Constitutions and Justice in Aristotle's politics

The Link between Constitutions and Justice in Aristotle's politics

Introduction

Aristotle on the political makes a clear distinction of man from other animals, which lies primarily in the fact that while man is by nature a political animal of the animal is social (Tessitore 2005, p. 63). So while, the animals are destined to live in groups, acting instinctively and in order to address some problems, man is driven to live in communities with other people. Such societies, however, must be organized to build, that is, legal rules, to laws, which determine what to do and what to avoid people. The distinction of what is just and what unjust, inherent in man, according to the great philosopher, is the key component of creating communities.

Discussion

Plato, teacher of Aristotle, was understood the need for laws, which for Plato had given to man by a higher power, the Zeus, but if catalysts will dissolve simultaneously and society. For Plato, the laws are the ones who give life to each society. The existence of the goddess in Greek mythology trial certifies that the ancient Greeks governed by principles of law. The Stoics believed justice as one of the four virtues (wisdom - wisdom - courage) (Simpson 2003, p. 98). Typical is the attitude of the Romans, who had formed a famous law towards the importance of laws, claiming the adage.

All this effort important intellectuals, from antiquity to our time, to convince us of the value of laws, not random, but comes from a long experience both periods and well-governed societies, and in periods that the lack or poor operation of the laws had created problems. The reason that the laws are not strictly connected with its democracy and always refers to a relationship. Democracy creates the most righteous laws, which may exist, but because it has less amorous from other regimes in accordance with sound reasoning (Nussbaum 2000, p. 40). The various liberation movements, from ancient times to the present era, sought to establish justice as the highest virtue to safeguard individual rights and freedoms, respect for human life and dignity, arbitrariness and abuse prevention, elimination of racial, economic and other discrimination. The road is long yet, for the establishment of true justice.

Primitive man was a stranger to the feeling of justice. In the first forms of social formation but displayed emotion in the principles of law, unwritten and written later. Compelling and need for realization of justice in the form of laws - rules governing the behavior of citizens in the private and public life, which is the written will of the state to establish law, order, harmony and ethical principles. The laws presented in the following formats:

natural laws, laws that govern nature, but drawn from it.

unwritten laws (moral: it arises from the inherent moral society - domestic law and not imposed by the state, "the voice of conscience" that prompts for good and prevents ...