Question

Why the Greeks highlighted the participation of citizens in the life of the 'polis' as a necessary condition for human self-realization?​

Answer 1

• As we know that the participation of the citizens in the political debate depends on interest.

• It is also depends on the trust they have in the institutions.

• According to Aristotle, by nature to live in the polis man was destined. man is political by nature.

• Citizenship is deeply connected with everyday life. polis was the center of their way of life.  

• Participation as citizens in the polis, provided by the state.

• A man can achieve the common good of community safety only as a citizen.

• So that the participation of citizens in the life of the 'polis' is a necessary condition for human self-realization.