aristotle: virtue & vice; good & bad government virtuous vicious restrainedunrestrained...
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Aristotle: Aristotle: Virtue & Vice;Virtue & Vice;
Good & Bad GovernmentGood & Bad Government
VirtuousVirtuous ViciousViciousRestrained Unrestrained
Good Bad
They either:•Act with virtue but with difficulty or•Do vicious (bad) things but struggle to act virtuously
They need a government that will help them be good.
According to Aristotle:Most people are neither completely virtuous (good) or vicious (bad).They are in the middle.
Aristotle:Aristotle:Forms of GovernmentForms of Government
Good GovernmentGood Government Bad GovernmentBad Government
Monarchy (Best)
Aristocracy (Good)
Democracy (Poor)
Tyranny (Worst)
Oligarchy
Democracy(Mob Rule)
(Bad)
(Worse)
“Rule by One”
“Rule by the Best”
“Rule by the Many”
Rule for One
Rule for the Few
Everyone for themselves
decays into
decays into
decays into
Which form of Government does Which form of Government does Aristotle prefer?Aristotle prefer?
Why?Why?Good GovernmentGood Government
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Democracy
“Rule by One”
“Rule by the Best”
“Rule by the Many”
Why Aristotle prefers AristocracyWhy Aristotle prefers Aristocracy
Middle Class- neither very rich nor very Middle Class- neither very rich nor very poor (balance of poor (balance of interestsinterests))
Well Educated (able to use experience Well Educated (able to use experience in light of reason)in light of reason)
Property Owners (committed to Property Owners (committed to thisthis place, won’t run away)place, won’t run away)
Should be numerically larger than the Should be numerically larger than the rich and the poor combined (balance of rich and the poor combined (balance of powerpower))
Presentation RequirementsPresentation Requirements
Every person in each group must Every person in each group must present their fact sheet and one present their fact sheet and one questionquestion
At the beginning of the presentation At the beginning of the presentation each group must present a creative each group must present a creative skit that illustrates one important skit that illustrates one important aspect of their form of governmentaspect of their form of government
VirtuousVirtuous ViciousViciousRestrained Unrestrained
Good Bad
•Virtuous: Those who easily act with virtue (good)•Continent: Those who act with virtue but with difficulty•Incontinent: Those who do vice (bad) but struggle to act virtuously•Vicious: One who does vice easily
Aristotle divided human behavior into 4 Aristotle divided human behavior into 4 categories, from all good to all bad.categories, from all good to all bad.