Politics as public affairs Flashcards
1
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“Zoon politikon”
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Man is by nature a political animal
2
Q
Politics is an ethical…
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activity concerned with creating a “just society”
3
Q
State vs civil society:
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State institutions are: Public, Financed by taxes, Responsible for the collective organisation of community life
Civil society: Originally a ‘political community’, Comprises institutions that are private
4
Q
Public realm: (an alternative definition of public vs private)
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Public realm: politics, commerce, work, art, culture etc.
5
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Personal realm: (an alternative definition of public vs private)
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family and domestic life
