Aristotle discusses what the highest good for man is in his "The Aim of Man". He places great emphasis on the state, going so far as to say that the highest good for man is likely found in statecraft. He says that all other sciences and arts are subordinate to statecraft, because it is the state that determines what sciences are to be studied, by whom, and up to what point. Additionally, the state helps regulate its citizens behavior. Because it encompasses all of these things, Aristotle argues that the aim of the state is "nobler and more divine" than the aims of any of these things individually. In a sense, this is reflected in political ideologies today. America often urges all able bodied persons to vote.
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