The
author presents a comprehensive analysis of Aristotle's theory on
education, as contained in his "Politics." The author
argues that a full reading of Aristotle's "Politics" indicates that, while he perceived of the polis as a natural creation, he maintained that the formulation of the best possible polis required human effort and the diligence of the city's administrators. It shows that Aristotle believes that special attention should be focused upon the
education of citizens, inasmuch as it was through education that the city could produce the organisms, so to say, that would keep it healthy and functioning as it should.