The main argument of the article regards Aristotle’s anti-realistic account, which presents a different viewpoint from that which simply fulfils or negates the truth-values of our statements on Mixed Constitutions. In modern times, the idea of a Constitution of many minds or of many individuals is proposed by Sunstein and by Hart, who maintain that neither intentions in juridical procedure nor Constitutional provisions can produce an ideal Constitution. Thus any interpretative procedure assigning to legal reality any definite, once-and-for-all meaning is (...) precarious, according to Aristotle who asks whether we can gain epistemic access to the real essences of Constitutions and their structure. These ideas respond to a challenge in the Works of Contiades, who will help us to turn the ideal Constitution into a realisable model in the situation in which we live nowadays. This is the main challenge to be met by the institutions of Europe in order to safeguard the nature of historical and intellectual values. (shrink)

Pourquoi l’essence réelle des choses n’est‑elle pas accessible à la science? La science, affirme Aristote, est incapable de nous dire pourquoi la nature se conforme à des ratios donnés. Nous sommes donc privés d’un concept reconnaissable de l’idéal, du monde en soi. La tâche du scientifique consiste, par conséquent, à rendre le monde intelligible à l’intérieur d’un domaine conceptuel qui exclurait l’idéal. D’où l’approche non réaliste du monde d’Aristote. Dès lors, la «réalité» des êtres naturels et des objets se reflète (...) dans nos engagements créatifs dans cette réalité afin d’en délimiter les instants. (shrink)

Plato’s ideal Republic is closed to error, fallibility, evil and, thus, to change; in order for it to come into existence, however – even hopelessly –, it needs the transcendence of the particulari...