POLC70H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lysanias, Socratic Method, Metic
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Aristocracy a form of government in which a few elite citizens rule. Rule of the best" conceived of as rule by the best qualified citizens the government of the kallipolis is literally an aristocracy; the best must rule. The best" used to describe noblemen in ancient greece; those of a status above the common people. Perfect condition of life in which no aid or support is needed. Our nature in its education and want of education" related to the theory of forms material world of change known to us through sensation, possess the highest and most fundamental kind of reality. Introduces the major topic for discussion; the idea of justice. Wealthy metic and elderly arms manufacturer living in athens who engages in dialogue with. Father of orator lysias, philosopher polemarchus and euthydemus. Thought ideally that citizens needed to know each other"s characters to best exercise their duties.
