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<p>The first systematic definition of economics in Western culture takes place in Aristotle’s Politics. In the first chapter of this writing, Aristotle analyzes in detail the skill of household management (economics). When he tries to see the same skill not only within the household, but also in the context of the political community (polis), Aristotle notices problems that arise with the development of the skill of acquiring property (κτητικὴ) and the skill of acquiring wealth (χρηματιστικήν). The application of the principle of household management to the political community leads to fundamental problems, fundamentally unsolvable, due to which the economy and politics in the political community (polis) remain in permanent tension.</p>
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The first systematic definition of economics in Western culture takes place in Aristotle’s Politics. In the first chapter of this writing, Aristotle analyzes in detail the skill of household management (economics). When he tries to see the same skill not only within the household, but also in the context of the political community (polis), Aristotle notices problems that arise with the development of the skill of acquiring property (κτητικὴ) and the skill of acquiring wealth (χρηματιστικήν). The application of the principle of household management to the political community leads to fundamental problems, fundamentally unsolvable, due to which the economy and politics in the political community (polis) remain in permanent tension.

Aristotle’s Determination of the Skill of Household Management in the <italic>Polis</italic> – About the Original Dispute Between Economics and Politics

Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy

Economic Themes

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Aristotle’s Determination of the Skill of Household Management in the  – About the Original Dispute Between Economics and Politics

The first systematic definition of economics in Western culture takes place in Aristotle’s Politics. In the first chapter of this writing, Aristotle analyzes...

Aristotle’s Determination of the Skill of Household Management in the Polis – About the Original Dispute Between Economics and Politics

Published Online: Nov 10, 2022

Page range: 151 - 164

Received: Apr 21, 2022

Accepted: Jun 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2022-0009

Keywords
economy, household, politics, dispute, management, wealth

© 2022 Zoran Dimić, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Aristotle’s Determination of the Skill of Household Management in the Polis – About the Original Dispute Between Economics and Politics

Published Online: Nov 10, 2022

Page range: 151 - 164

Received: Apr 21, 2022

Accepted: Jun 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2022-0009

Keywordseconomy, household, politics, dispute, management, wealth

© 2022 Zoran Dimić, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
economy, household, politics, dispute, management, wealth