In Politics 5.1–3, Aristotle sees different conceptions of proportional equality and justice as the fundamental causes of stasis and metabolē (constitutional change). His account shows what happens to notions of ‘particular’ justice when they become causes of individual and collective action in pursuit of moral and political revolution. The whole discussion of the causes of stasis should be read through the filter of individual/group motivation – as a reflection of what goes on in the heads of those who engage in stasis. Movements towards political change are motivated by ingrained conceptions of proportional equality and fair distribution of honour and wealth. Aristotle’s approach, therefore, may be compared to Axel Honneth’s, that social justice should be seen in terms of the distribution of dignity and respect as well as of material resources.

在Politics 5.1-3 中，亚里士多德将比例平等和正义的不同概念视为停滞和新陈代谢（宪法变化）的根本原因。他的叙述展示了当“特殊”正义概念成为追求道德和政治革命的个人和集体行动的原因时会发生什么。对停滞原因的整个讨论应该通过个人/群体动机的过滤器来阅读——作为对那些从事停滞的人的头脑中发生的事情的反映. 推动政治变革的运动是由比例平等和荣誉和财富公平分配的根深蒂固的概念推动的。因此，亚里士多德的方法可以与 Axel Honneth 的方法相比较，即社会正义应该从尊严和尊重的分配以及物质资源的分配角度来看待。