About political unity and its role in establishing the Polis, there are varying ideologies and hypotheses on the required level of harmony within a state for it to be the ideal city. From the rulers to the citizens, political unity demands social cohesiveness achieved by everybody in it fulfilling their given responsibilities. Plato’s “Republic” attempts to describe the perfect government while Aristotle’s “Politics” criticizes and attempts to modify the former’s ideologies. As a result, the final product, which one can perceive as a joint effort between the two minds, looks at the pros and cons to Continue reading...