Polis, Communication, Transportation

As has been previously discussed, the concept of a Polis can vary with the available Means of Production.  Another way that Technology can variably influence the concept is via Means of Communication and Transportation.  For, manageability of size of a Polis, a topic of interest to Aristotle is influenced by how quickly word and members can travel within it.  Accordingly, another feature of a Polis treated by Aristotle, and others, is Foreign Policy.  For, as has become more and more apparent, thanks to the speed and scope of current Means of Communication and Transportation, a Cosmopolis is now possible, if not imminent.  But, if so, all the members of the Species will be citizens of the same Polis, in which case Foreign Policy becomes a thing of the past.  So, Size and Foreign Policy, two more components of a Political Philosophy, are variable and contingent.