Aristotle
Is Aristotle correct when he characterizes politics as “the master art”? Is he right that the end of political science is the happiness or well-being of citizens?
As of now I am not totally convinced by Aristotle that the end of political science is the happiness or well-being of citizens but I understand how it may be. I can relate it back to Hobbes theory of the social contract where a ruling body such as a government is needed, and politics and the government go hand in hand now a days. So for people to be happy I could see how political science can help them achieve this, there for if this is true the idea of political science being a “master art” must be true because what is greater than happiness?
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I’m not quite sure as to how it correlates either. We have a government that has laws as a basis to protect us as citizens of this country. These laws must come from somewhere. If these laws are fit for the best interest of the people then there must be some master art behind it then.