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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Aristotle

Aristotle
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Politics: Books 7 and 8

Books VII And VIII Education: The Cultivation Of Virtue In The State

Introduction:

In the last section of Book VII and the whole of Book VIII, Aristotle
takes up the subject which he has most emphasized throughout the Politics,
namely, education. He has repeatedly made it clear that he believes that
neither equality of economic conditions, nor any policy of economic
aggrandizement produces the well-being of the state. If you want a law-abiding
and happy state, you must train the citizens in the spirit of their
constitution. Since the ...

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