Please choose from
one of the following topics:
1. Aristotle says that when people argue about justice they usually are "speaking of a limited and partial justice." What does this mean? What examples do you see in his discussions of justice that back him up? Why is it so difficult to talk about justice in the larger sense of the word rather than to discuss a limited aspect of justice? For example, people talk about taxing the rich very heavily to help the poor as a form of justice. How would Aristotle regard that choice?
2. At the end of paragraph 1, Aristotle refers to a philosopher named Lycophron and reminds us that even though states can create "just laws," the laws will not make the "citizens good and just." How true is that of our own time and place? What examples can you think of that illustrate how difficult it is for the nation to use laws to help make its citizens good and just? Is there any relationship between "just laws" and "just citizens"?
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