The Politics of the Soul

Abstract

This paper discusses the idea of a “Politics of the soul”, in counterpart with the liberal and neo-liberal Politics. In the first place, an account of the soul is given as it is rooted in Plato and Aristotle. On the second place it is shown how modern liberalism is contradictory in its own terms because, by the means of separating nature and culture, it ended up denying freedom and liberty. At last, the author recovers the idea of ecclesia to show how it is possible to consider community and good sharing as the basis of a new society.