 Aristotle holds that members of a political community are not just involved in a military alliance or an especially dense network of contractual agreements (Pol. 1280b29–33). Members are also involved in a relationship that he describes as a form of friendship (NE 1159b25–35). This friendship consists in citizens wishing one another well, their being aware of the fact that their fellow citizens wish them well, and their taking part in a shared life that answers to this mutual concern (Pol. 1280b29–1281a3). In caring about one another and wishing one another well, what citizens care about in particular is that they and their fellow citizens live well, that is, live the most choiceworthy life.[13]