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Ch.05
AN02a3
Ch.05
The State ensures that justice thrives shaping 'Right' behavior in the
AN02a3
Ch.05
In this State, men & women should participate in communal life (no
'nuclear family') so both can equally develop their respective 'qualities of
excellence'. The community would care for the children.
3. Aristotle (384 - 322 BCE)
a. Student of Plato for 20 years.
b. Quest for knowledge extended to numerous fields of study, not just political
science.
c. His contributions in the field of logic (Syllogism) became a foundation for
further advances in mathematics.
d. Personal tutor of Alexander (The Great).
Mathematics & Natural Sciences
1. Archimedes (~287 - 212 BCE)
Mathematician and inventor. Employed by Rome at one point to devise a distance calculating
device to setup mile markers on Roman roads.
2. Haran or Heron of Alexandria (~10 70 CE)
Inventor closely associated with the Library of Alexandria. Many of his inventions, to include plans
for the earliest vending machine, were stored and/ or developed there.
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