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Single Idea 23840

[filed under theme 24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship ]

Full Idea

A man needs to be able to encompass in thought the entire range of activity of the social organism to which he belongs.

Gist of Idea

A citizen should be able to understand the whole of society

Source

Simone Weil (The Need for Roots [1943], I 'Responsibility')

Book Ref

Weil,Simone: 'The Need for Roots' [Routledge 2002], p.15

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A Reaction

She is urging the active involvement of citizens in decision making - for which they need appropriate knowledge.