He who has the power to take part in the deliberative or judicial administration of any state is said by us to be a citizen of that state and, speaking generally, a state is a body of citizens sufficing for the purposes of life. Let us see how Aristotle has defined citizenship. Therefore, it has many parts and the citizen is one such part. The state, we have already pointed out, is a composite whole. He asks what is state? Polis or citizen and politeia or constitutions are the two constituent parts of state.Īs regards the definition of state he observes that there is no unanimity of definition. It begins with the observation of polis or state. These two discussions constitute the kernel of Greek political thought. The major part of this book is devoted to the analysis of constitutions and citizenship. Aristotle’s Book III of Politics is regarded by many as Aristotle’s best work on politics.
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