Reading Questions

M 27 Sep
Aristotle, Ethics, X (pp. 248–76)
Politics, II.1–5, VII.1–3, VIII.1–3 (pp. 38–51, 251–60, 298–303)

1) Philosophy and Politics

How does Aristotle’s argument that the contemplative life is the best compare to Plato’s argument about the philosopher-kings? What is the relationship of politics to philosophy?

2) Ethics and Politics

What is the relationship between the Ethics and the Politics?

3) Aristotle and Plato

Analyze Aristotle’s critique of the Republic (II.1–5, considering what he says in VII.1–3. Are his criticisms valid, or has he missed the point entirely? How do their theories of education compare? Can you begin to define a “Greek world view” that you can contrast with the world of the Hebrew Bible, for example?

Reading Questions

M 27 Sep Aristotle, Ethics, X (pp. 248–76) Politics, II.1–5, VII.1–3, VIII.1–3 (pp. 38–51, 251–60, 298–303)

1) Philosophy and Politics

2) Ethics and Politics

3) Aristotle and Plato

M 27 Sep
Aristotle, Ethics, X (pp. 248–76)
Politics, II.1–5, VII.1–3, VIII.1–3 (pp. 38–51, 251–60, 298–303)