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PhilosophyandCanonLawvol.1(2015),pp.7-17
PavolDancák
UniversityofPreżov,SlovakRepublic
FamilyandPolis
TheSocio-PhilosophicalLegacyofPlato
andAristotleatthePresentTime
Abstract:Thecurrentdebateonfamilyissubjecttorapidsocialchangeswhichhavehadco-
lossalnegativeimpactoneconomyitselfandontheeconomyofentirecountries.Thepurpose
ofsocialandfamilylifeisnottobound,buttodevelopthehumanbeing.Thoughtsaboutthe
futureofthefamilyareassociatedwitheducationintheverysensethatispointedoutbyhuman
experience.ItcanbesaidthatAristotle’slegacyisasfollows:forsubject,itisnecessarytoreflect
profuturobasicdemandofhowtobe“togetherwithothers,”toact“withothers”and,onwhich
dependsrealizationandcompletionofthesubject’sbeing.
Keywords:polis,family,man
Introduction
Thedynamicnatureofsociallifecausingmomentarytensionsbetweenanin-
dividualandthecommunityrequiresadequatephilosophicalreflectionwhich
wouldbearinmindthatamanprojectshisorherfutureadequatelyonthe
basisofconstantretrievingofthepast.Theisolationofhistoryobstructsthe
useofexperienceofpreviousgenerationsandproducesdangeroustotalitarian
ideologies.ThispaperfocusesonthephilosophicalandsociallegacyofPlato
andAristotlewhichcannotremainunnoticedinthecurrentdiscussionaboutthe
roleandmeaningofthefamily.Ithighlightsthefactthatdecisionsofanindi-
vidualaremadewithregardstothefamilyastheoldestsocialgroupwhichis
