midterm review ARISTOTLE

usury

• making money off of money

• leads to excessive greed

natural slavery

• believed that there are natural born leaders

• natural rulers

• slaves don’t have the ability to lead: lack of virtue

political nature of humans

• natural political animals’

• use reason and speech to discuss justice

• naturally form communities

• reaching out full potential

development of state

• household= every day and basic needs

• village= formed by households to serve complex needs

• state= highest form of community that aims at living well

economics

managing the household for the sake of survival

politics

managing the state for the sake of living well

teleology

things happen for a purpose or goal- not by chance

eudaemonia

• happiness flourishing in all areas of life

• well-rounded

polis

city-state political realm