Morals and Politics in Greek Philosophy

Political philosophy, that is, the philosophy of the polis, started with the placement of man at the center of philosophical inquiry – “Know Thyself” (gnôthi seauton), as was written on the frontispiece of the Delphic Oracle. For the Greek philosophers, the study of man could not be separated from the study of the community, outside of which man cannot fulfill his nature, which is intrinsically social. Politics is the science of the city, that is, …

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