October 4 reading (Aristotle)

Question 1

Something “exists by nature” according to Aristotle if it…

Answer 1

is the completion of a thing’s growth

Question 2

What are the two parts of the soul that Aristotle mentions when talking about “ruling”?

Answer 2

the part that has appetites and the part that reasons

Question 3

Someone is a slave by nature, for Aristotle, if…

Answer 3

• they aren’t able to make their own decisions

Question 4

The problem with making the city a “unit,” according to Aristotle, is that..

Answer 4

this destroys the city

Question 5

Aristotle argues that “community of women and children” results in…

Answer 5

reduction in friendship

Question 6

What is missing from Socrates’ explanation of the structure of the just city, according to Aristotle, is
a discussion of…

Answer 6

the education and lifestyle of those who are neither guardians nor warriors

Question 7

What is it that middle class people are better at than either rich or poor people, according to Aristotle?

Answer 7

listening to reason