Crise politique (stásis) et métamorphoses de la cité chez Aristote

In this paper I aim at discussing the status of the absence of the analogy stásis/nósos (sedition/disease) in Aristotle’s political thought. Is this Greek tópos so obvious that it is implicit in his explanation of civic discords? Or is this absence significant, and does it imply a neutral perspective of stásis? Therefore, is it possible to conceive stásis as a mean to lead political community to its own good, that is to say the happiness of all citizens ? Then, what becomes the couple disease/health in Aristotle’s politics? These are the questions this paper will try to answer.