Theory of power as a theory of citizenship

a reading of Aristotle's Politics inspired by Hannah Arendt

Authors

  • Odilio Alves Aguiar Universidade Federal do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21680/1983-2109.2018v25n48ID13747

Keywords:

Politics, Commom interest, Stability, Plurality, Mixed regime

Abstract

The essay aims to accomplish a reading of Aristotle's Politics (?????????) from an interpretive key suggested by Hannah Arendt. The idea is to understand Aristotle's proposal of the city's foundation (?????) in the citizen category (???????). To explain this path, we follow Arendt's suggestion of interpreting the common interest (????? ????????) as living together. This direction led us to change the understanding of the best regime (??? ??????? ?????????) for the city. The Aristotelian change from the perfect and excellent regime (??????? ?????????) to the stability (????????) of the city. This turn took place when Aristotle perceived the common life as essentially plural. The assimilation of the various parts of the city into the regime, that is, the distribution of power is one of the main conditions for achieving stability. The regime identified by Aristotle that best represents this perspective is the mixed regime; subject to be approached in the latter part of this essay.

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Author Biography

Odilio Alves Aguiar, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Doutor em Filosofia pela USP. Professor na Graduação e Pós-graduação em Filosofia da Universidade Federal do Ceará.

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03-09-2018

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AGUIAR, O. A. Theory of power as a theory of citizenship: a reading of Aristotle’s Politics inspired by Hannah Arendt. Princípios: Revista de Filosofia (UFRN), [S. l.], v. 25, n. 48, p. 171–194, 2018. DOI: 10.21680/1983-2109.2018v25n48ID13747. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/principios/article/view/13747. Acesso em: 19 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 25 No. 48 (2018): Princípios: Revista de Filosofia (UFRN)

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