POLI 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Aristocracy, Haemon, Perspectivism
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1: how do we know what reality is? (question of knowing= epistemology, what can we say about the beings in nature, especially humans? (nature of being= ontology) are we free, what is fair/good? (ethics) What are aristotle"s principles of virtuous action? (insight into modern criminal law) (ask these questions in jury trials: act must be of a certain kind, agent of the act must know what he is doing, agent of the act must choose the act, the act must be chosen for its own sake, the act must spring from a firm and unchangeable character. How does aristotle propose to resolve that political conflict: establish a large middle class (polity combines the best featured of oligarchy and democracy, proposes a mixed constitution, try to balance different social classes, give each class a different role, basic principles of democracy and oligarchy, give citizens widespread access to goverence but limit access to one particular office.
