| Aristotle viewed society as being derived from | | | | totalitarianism, especially as Aristotle does not |
| base natural need which in turn is derived from | | | | define every human as a citizen but rather only |
| two human associations. Firstly, the association of | | | | freeborn, non-artisan males who are granted the |
| male and female for the purpose of procreation | | | | privilege, therefore only a select minority are |
| and the association of master and natural slave | | | | actually citizens. |
| for the purpose of mutual preservation. From | | | | Aristotle held that not all humans possessed |
| these associations a household is formed which | | | | sufficient reasoning powers and that they must |
| groups together to from villages which in turn | | | | obey the directions of those that do. If slaves |
| group together to form the polis. Aristotle was an | | | | and women are treated in this manner, they will |
| advocate of the state, he thought that the state | | | | prove to be happier, Aristotle contends. His ideal |
| brought out the best in the human species, | | | | state would decide everything for the individual, as |
| opening up our capacity to be just. | | | | intrusive as deciding when people would produce |
| Indeed, he believed the state to be a natural | | | | children and what would be acceptable as art. The |
| entity, that it is in fact a natural end to all the | | | | fact that some individuals would not proscribe |
| associations, that the state is in itself a | | | | such a process is simply not dwelt upon. So, could |
| supra-being of which individuals are simply the | | | | it be true to say that even arguably the greatest |
| parts, even stretching as far as thinking the | | | | mind that ever ticked can be a tad, eh, shall we |
| citizen belonging to the state. It quacks a tad of | | | | say misled? |