The book is actually an in-depth recording of a philosophy contest between Plato's teacher Socrates and several other great philosophers. ... Socrates" first major argument is with Thrasymachus in Book I. ... (Book VII, section 524) What this means is that the eyes alone cannot distinguish what is right from what is wrong since they contribute to many sins, such as lust, coveting, and several others. ... (Book VII, section 524). ... What the State does not have is a tyrant, which Socrates goes into great detail about in Book IX. ...

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At several points, the Politics looks back to the conception of the highest human good worked out in the Nicomachean Ethics, and the concluding chapter of the Nicomachean Ethics (X.9) looks forward to the Politics, culminating in a list of questions about political systems which corresponds reasonably well to the questions he addresses in the Politics, as the following chart indicates: Outline of the Politics Questions in Nicomachean Ethics X.9.1181b17-24 Book I: types of communities: the city, the household; household management Book II: critical survey of proposed and actual constitutio...

• Word Count: 1587
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the state of nature, says Rousseau, "man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" (Book I: I 169). ... "Might does not create right," explains Rousseau (Book I: III 173). ... In Book II, Rousseau will first explain the inalienable status of the sovereign, the body of people that are "the true foundation on which all Societies rest" and then the laws that help to maintain the loyalty of its subjects (Book I: V 179). ... The focus of Rousseau's theory of Sovereignty that offers the most difficulty is his view that, for every State, a Legislator is necessary (Book II: VII). ... Hum...

• Word Count: 7115
• Approx Pages: 28
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the state of nature, says Rousseau, "man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" (Book I: I 169). ... "Might does not create right," explains Rousseau (Book I: III 173). ... In Book II, Rousseau will first explain the inalienable status of the sovereign, the body of people that are "the true foundation on which all Societies rest" and then the laws that help to maintain the loyalty of its subjects (Book I: V 179). ... The focus of Rousseau's theory of Sovereignty that offers the most difficulty is his view that, for every State, a Legislator is necessary (Book II: VII). ... Hum...

• Word Count: 7114
• Approx Pages: 28
• Grade Level: Undergraduate