The justice is an articulation point of the Politics and Ethics at Aristotle

Abstract

The Classical Political Thinking, up to the 16th century, was linked to politics and morality, because it was based on the belief that politics and ethics were needed to achieve the same goal which is justice. Since this goal is related to the city as a whole, that is to society, not to individuals, the order to achieve it requires politicians or rulers to be virtuous people with a high moral standard. The rise of public and demagoguery leads to corruption of the state. Thus, the leaders become more concerned with their private interests rather than the common good. As Aristotle says, it is like putting a weapon in the hands of a small child. Therefore, the policy must be linked to ethics, contrary to the modern conception that began with the Italian politician Nikola Machiavelli. The latter believes that the purpose of political science is to preserve power by all means, legitimate or illegal, and to preserve the unity of the state and the loyalty of citizens. He thus separated the political and moral aspects. Accordingly, this article will focus on two main axes, the first which we will address is the following problematic: What is the relationship of ethics to politics, are they connected or separated? If they are connected, where is their point of contact? How is this contact? Also, in the second axis, we will address the following problematic: What is justice? Is it one or multiple? If they are multiple, what kinds are they? What are their relations with equality and equity?