Help!!!! Can someone explain what this means, please.?

Question

Aristotle believed that people who do not have the aptitude or time to participate in governance should not be citizens. Cite experiences from your life to support or refute his argument.

Answer 1

I think, in plain English, the modern American interpretation of this would be something like, "If you don't vote, don't complain about who becomes President."

It has been a while since I have read any Aristotle, but I believe that in his day, their government was a more pure form of democracy than we enjoy anywhere in what we consider the civilized world today. If everyone were to do their part to ensure that the government was working for the people, then there would be less corruption and such.

As for personal experience, I apparently should not be a citizen (just joking). Though I have no political experience nor any inclination to gain any, I do agree that if EVERYONE were to take a more active role, then there would be more contentment with the government (of any country) as a whole. It is difficult to agree with something and work towards a goal, and then later turn around and complain about it. You can see that when you look at smaller groups. Fraternities, clubs and other organizations all have their negative people, but there is rarely a place where every person in a gathering of more than 1 person agree 100% on EVERY issue. However, these small organizations have suprising unity not witnessed elsewhere, I believe, because they have a unity of purpose. Even if they do not agree in every way imaginable, this unity grants them the ability to do much more and to be content with the results much more readily.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Too often, the reason people do not have the aptitude or time to participate in governance is because they have been reduced by those who govern and have been denied the opportunities and privileges afforded the ruling elite. Is it not the responsibility of a society to educate it's young at least well enough to have the "aptitude" to participate in governance? Is it not the responsibility of a society to afford people the fair working conditions that would allow for greater participation in governance? It is exactly those people failed or foiled by society who have the most ethical "right" and need to vote. Blacks were once required to take a test of "aptitude" in order to vote in the U.S. And, women all over the world are denied their right to vote, their right to participate in governance because their men see to it that women do NOT have the time or aptitude to vote. It's like when I was young. Women were still discriminated against if they wanted to study math at higher levels and were not allowed to take certain courses. I saw an "expert" explain at the time on television that the reason women were not being allowed to take quantum mechanics courses was because their national averages in calculus were so low. He was correct. But, the national average calculus scores for women were so low because women were not allowed to or were severely discouraged from taking calculus classes! It is not a true democracy unless every man, woman and child has an equal opportunity to participate in governance.

Answer 3

Aristotle thought that the people who couldn't be bothered, or were patently too stupid, to make their government work should not be allowed to have a say in that government. (that's what being a greek citizen allowed you to do).

Have you ever been in a situation where someone had a say but shouldn't have, because they were too stupid, or too lazy to have one. (example, a team exercise where one of the people in the team is a slacker and lets the others do the work, he shouldn't have been allowed to participate...)

Answer 4

To be a citizen give you the chance of opine about the estate, so if you don't want to have any responsibility with the government, you cannot critique it.
For instance, you live in a flat with other neighbors, it's supposed that every year one of the building has to be a president of the neighborhood (at least, in Spain, is like that), you cannot avoid to be president, because it is the only way to know how is it, and what kind of things can be made and what don't...

Answer 5

My guess, and over-simplified, is basically that if you elect not to participate, you forfeit your claim to any subsequent benefits. Sort of like people who don't vote forfeiting their right to complain when they're not happy with the election results.

Answer 6

What this means is that one who is too stupid or lazy to even participate in govt should have no say so in said govt. And do your own damn homework!

Answer 7

Is it about idiot's paradise

Answer 8

figure out ur homework urself.