Aristotle treated civic enmity as constitutive of the Greek polis

Evidence

Stasis, “which is enmity,” was constitutive of the polis, according to Aristotle, who, however, emphasized the centrality of friendship and dedicated much more space to it than to enmity or even war. — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 1007

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines stasis as enmity and positions it as structurally constitutive of the city, not its breakdown.
• XREF: Connects to Schmitt’s friend/enemy distinction and to the chapter’s broader argument about the enemy as political category.