Original scientific paper

On the Best Organization of the Mediterranean Polis

Mislav Kukoč ; University of Split, Faculty of Philosophy, Split, Croatia

Abstract

While Plato created the project of the perfect rule as the paradigm of the Mediterranean Utopia with the intention to improve existing states, Aristotle’s social philosophical theory is founded on the comprehensive analysis of the existing regimes. Since Aristotle started the analysis of the real relationships in concrete states and based his theory of the polis on empirical facts, he used the same approach with the idea of the best city-state. That is, in relation to conditions and circumstances in concrete poleis, he relativized the question of the best state organization. Despite such relativistic answers, Aristotle however provided a draft of an optimal state governance, which Frane Petrić, Croatian Renaissance philosopher, used for the paradigm of his “Happy city”.

Keywords

polis; best rule; happy city; Mediterranean cities

Hrčak ID:

48476

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/48476

Publication date:

8.2.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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