Background:- In the age of Aristotle and Plato, internally Greek city-states were ground between the conflicts of rich and the poor, and externally they were threatened by the attacks of their neighbouring states . This drew the attention of these great philosophers to delve into finding the solutions to the problems. While, Plato presented the model of 'philosopher kings' , Aristotle, rejecting the Plato's model, focused on the problem of citizenship . Definition of Citizenship Citizenship is the privilege of ruling class - The duty of public decision-making is confined to the ruling class. All the members of the ruling class should perform this duty. Only this can bring good life to the members of political community (both citizens and non-citizens). Citizenship is based on function:- Mere residing in the Greek city-state cannot accord a person citizenship of the state. Every person has to render service to the state. Even birth in the state ca...
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