Aristotle regards state as a natural institution for following reasons - State is created automatically by people as no people can can have a good life without being part of state. The following hierarchy may be formed to clarify this statement: Other associations can only provide only a particular aspect of good life. But state provides good life as a whole. Without society or state, a man is like other animals. 'State is prior to man' . Man is not a man if he is not a part of state. to justify this statement, Aristotle gives examples as follows Idea of 'Full' comes before the idea of 'half'. 'hand' or 'foot' cannot be imagined without imagining 'body'. ' Man is by nature a political animal' . A man who is not in need of state is either beast or god . When animals live in group but their only purpose is survival. But is interested in having good life leads him to become a political animal. 'Organic theory of the state...
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