Aristotle used the term "Zoon politikon" (ζῷον πολιτικόν) in his work "Politics" to describe humans as beings whose nature leads them to live in a polis, or city-state, and participate in political life and community.
Who Said, "Man is by nature a political animal"?
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 4 2019 · Topic: Renaissance and Humanism in Europe (Political Thought and Statecraft (e.g., Machiavelli))
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