Abstract:ELENA CAGNOLI FIECCONI 1 Elements of biology in Aristotle's political science Aristotle's political science studies the human good. This includes the good for individuals and the good for the community, which is greater, more complete and more divine (EN 1.2.1094a27-1094b11). Thus, while we tend to treat ethics and politics as separate disciplines with some points of common interest, Aristotle treats them as the same discipline (Schofield 2006). A paradigmatic example of this aspect of Aristotle's thought is… Show more
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