While Classical Philosophy tangles with many questions, one could surmise from the readings that the universal goal of most (classical) philosophers was to answer the question "what is the best life?" ... For this to occur, philosophy must rule the city, ideally under a philosopher king. ... Aristotle states that there are "three most favored lives" " (Nicomachean Ethics 256). ... This observation leads Aristotle to analyze virtue as it relates to the soul. ... This conclusion is the basis for Aristotle's doctrine of the mean, as well as the significance Aristotle places in prudence. ...

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