system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Is there any philosophy that critiques the notion that the reduction in crime / overall safety of citizens within a society is the ultimate end goal of that society?
gpt
Arendt argues that providing for basic physical needs of citizens is a precondition of a well-functioning society. For her, society's end goal is enabling citizens to express their freedom in the public political forum.