Write a in which you address the following questions: • Based on the excerpt provided, describe the ideal government according to Aristotle. • What is the purpose of government? • What are the foundational principles of good government? • What are his thoughts on the various forms of government and the composition of society? For example, Aristotle wrote that, “Property should be . . . as a general rule, private.” Yet he states in the same treatise that “governments which rule with a view to the private interests . . . are perversions.” How does one reconcile these statements? • Finally, who is included in and excluded from political leadership in Aristotle’s ideal state, and why? Note, this prompt poses several questions to you. It is your job as analyst and writer to present your analysis in a well-organized essay. D

