For me, the idea is linked to our nature. We are innate social beings, meaning we generally (almost exculsively) live in community, and the notion of society includes how we do that in all manner of ways; the physical, legal, financial, emotional,moral and relational senses, and any other ways we relate to each other.
This makes sense. We are indeed social beings. But where does our society begin and end? In our neighbourhood? Our town? Our county? Our country? Europe?
Society is such a huge, all-encompasing concept. In fact, it may be so huge as to be meaningless.
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