PHL267H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Koinonia
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By analyzing a thing into its parts (like an anatomist) And by studying a thing"s development (like a biologist: aristotle is usually more concerned with what is practicable than plato. Thinks like a physician: do not ask what perfect health is; ask how this person, as he is, can be made most healthy. And human nature: like many philosophers, aristotle conceives of political phil. As based on an understanding of human nature. Aristotle"s politics: politika = things concerning the polis, polis = state, city, city-state, unlike plato"s great political works, aristotle"s politics is more of a series f short essays or lectures. Phl265: community = koinonia, common = koinos, what kind of community is the polis? a. As in other departments of science, so in p (pol i. The parts and the generation of the polis: the household. Master and slave: several households make up a village.