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28 Cards in this Set
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phronesis
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the exericise of practical wisdom in the journey of finding a "good life."
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key claim
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the state is prior to the individual
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telos
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end, ultimate goal.
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ontology
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how things are (know)
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epistemology
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how we know the way things are.(how to find out).
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ideal form
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other objects will be compared to this. (we all strive toward the perfect standard).
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eudamonia
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happiness (satisfaction of all desires) man not lacking in anything.
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self-sufficieny
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(opp. independence). state enables this
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autonomy
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ability to set goals and reach them.
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happiness
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the satisfaction of all goals and desires
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basic unit of analysis: social binaries
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man and woman, master and slave, father and children.
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theory of soul
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reasonable (deliberative faculty), persuadable
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nature of good life
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state
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constitution
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organization of offices in the state, identifies the goal for the community.
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the purpose of the state:
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to enable citizens to have a good life.
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polity
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all citizens rule and are rule in turn; everyone has a share of political power: different orgnas of government are controlled by different sections.
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practical wisdom
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good judgment, mangagerial ability. knowing how to do stuff. (occupation, role).
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superlatives
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criterion
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virtues
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helps others, sociable, good outcomes, social norm
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family
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the association established by nature for the supply of men’s everyday wants, and the members of it are called by Charondas ‘companions of the cupboard,’ and by Epimenides the cretan, ‘ companions of the manger.’
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village
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several families together, united, and aim at something more than the supply of daily needs
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nature
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the end of a thing, state or other society.
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justice
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another part of a household, no man can live without it. bond of men in states, for the administration of justice, which is the determination of what is just, is the principle of order in political society.
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property
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another part of a household, no man can live without it. (necessities), an instrument for maintaining life, whether it is life or lifeless. Instrument of action.
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instrument
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instrument of production.
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slave
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of his master and wholly belongs to him, by nature another’s man, a possession, instrument of action.
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state
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has done a certain act, the legislator or statesman is concerned with the state, constitution or government are the inhabitants of the state.
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aggragation problem
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how do we transition from individual actions to properties of the state?
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