Aristotle Book 3
Book 3: Aristotle "Politics"
• Aristotle suggests that a citizen is anyone who is entitled to share in deliberative or judicial office (which is limited to individuals in democracies)
• Citizenship is often reserved for this born to citizen parents, but this can be untrue in times of revolution or constitutional change, during which the body of citizens alters. This raises several accountability questions but Aristotle suggests that a city is defined by its constitution, so that a change in the constitution signifies a change in the city
• Aristotle claims that a good citizen is one in which upholds and honors the constitution. Perfect virtue is the only standard for being a good man, so it is possible to be a good citizen without being a good man.
• A good ruler who possesses practical wisdom can be both a good citizen and a good man
• Aristotle acknowledges that manual laborers are necessary for the city but says that not everyone who is necessary to the city can be a......
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