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Artiostle what type of constitution does he think is the worst

tyranny

Which is the best reason for slavery according to Artiostle

people who lack reason to be slaves

True or false-Artiostle approves of legeal slavery

false

Which of the following groups is a component of polis according to Aristotle

family, village

Which is aim of political science according to Artiostle

happiness

Artiostle process by which everyone and everything aims for highest good or final end is called

telelogy

Artiostle believes in an eternal kinship if one person or one class of people is far more ____?

virtuous than others

Which of following is true of citizenship in Artiostle politics

it requires time and money, it cannot be done by those who labor

According to Artiostle, which of following does not make virtuous

money

Which of the following characteristics are not true of ancient political thought as seen in Aristotle political thought?

focus on religion

Which type of constitution does Aristotle think is the worst

tyranny

start-(aristotle poltics)What is the goal of political science?

is to create a political community that enables citizens to live a life of virtue and flourishing, which he called eudaimonia

What is the polis?

is the highest form of human association, an independent and self-sufficient community that exists to achieve the "highest good," or the good and virtuous life for its citizens.

Why is polis natural

because humans are "political animals" by nature, having an innate drive to form communities to achieve a good life

the types of rule in Ariostle Politics (forms of authority)

Statesmanship, kingsmanship, father, master/slave

relationships between the parties in each. (What kinda family relationship finds statesmanship/kingsmanship?)

statesmanship—relationship between adult siblings or between free citizens in a household or small community

Kingship-The relationship between a father and his children

mater/slave-no relationship/lacks affection/shared life

paternal rule-father over wife/children (natural but not political)

Types of slavery

natural slavery-for those he believed were born with the inability to reason and needed to be directed by others

slavery by law-or those who became enslaved due to circumstances like being captured in wa

what makes slavery legitimate?

slavery was legitmate for those who were born natural slaves, as without masters they wouldn't have known how to run their lives. In fact Aristotle seems to have thought that slaves were 'living tools' rather like domestic animals, fit only for physical labour.

What does Aristotle criticize about Plato and why?

criticized Plato's Theory of Forms because he believed the forms were not separate from the physical world, but rather an inherent part of it. He also criticized Plato's proposed ideal state for being impractical, particularly its abolition of private property, which he argued would negatively impact family and the economy.

What are the qualities of a good citizen?

A good citizen is someone participates in the life of the city (polis), follows and upholds the constitution, Has the capacity for both ruling and being ruled,Possesses civic virtue

Is a good citizen necessarily a good person?

not every good citizen is a good person — but in the ideal city, they would be the same. A good person has moral virtue (e.g., courage, temperance, wisdom) regardless of the city.

A good citizen must be loyal to the constitution, even if that constitution is unjust

What are the types of constitutions?

kingship (rule by one), aristocracy (rule by a virtuous few), and polity (rule by the many), tyranny (corruption of kingship), oligarchy (corruption of aristocracy), and democracy (corruption of polity)

/Which type of constitution is the best?

polity (rule by the many), which is ruled by the middle class

Which type of constitution is worse

tyranny (corruption of kingship),

What are some possible claims to political power?

Wealth, Nobility, the people

(should rule because of their ancestral lineage and good breeding. They argue that excellence runs in families.),

(The many (the poor) claim power on the basis of numerical superiority and the principle of equality for all freeborn citizens. If they are all free, they argue they should have an equal say.)

Should we give political power to the masses? Why or why not

political power should not be given to the masses in an unrestrained democracy, which he viewed as a corrupt and unstable system. Aristotle believed that an unmixed democracy, or "rule by the poor," was a corrupt form of government because the majority would inevitably govern in their own self-interest, not for the common good of all citizens

What is the best life for a human being?

eudaimon (happiness), which is achieved through the rational and virtuous activity (a life lived in accordance with reason) of the human soul.

start-(aristotle)-is the best life for a human being active or passive?

active life

What is the best constitution for most circumstances?

a mixed government called a polity, which is ruled by the middle class."best" regime would be a kingship

end-(ari pol)-/What is Aristotle's ideal/perfect constitution?

Aristocracy (rule by a virtuous few)

book name

Aristotle's Politics

“Man is by nature a political animal”

 a human being who does not want to live in a state or does not live in a state he says is either an animal or a god either superhuman or subhuman. The fact we all communicate with each other and have such complex forms of speech, with complex words such as justice were all meant to live together in a state.