Rules for Critical Reading… 1. Always read and think about the title and what it tells you to expect…. 2. Find the thesis as soon as possible 3. In every paragraph , find the topic sentence. 4. Relate the topic of each paragraph back to the thesis of the work 5. Keep track of key words , their definitions and the key sentences which relate them to each other and to the thesis.

Rules for Critical Reading -2 Write marginal notes , comments ,running summaries as you read.

Aristotle Introduction Political Man and the Conditions of the Democratic Order What the title tells us…

Paragraph 1 + Topic? Which element of the title is addressed? Political Animal? Social instinct? The State? Justice?

Paragraph 2 Topic? Which element of the title is addressed? The analogies? Relevance? Government by the many?

Paragraph 3 Topic? Which element of the title is addressed? Middle class Extremes? Oligarchy, plutocracy, aristocracy, democracy, rampant democracy, tyranny Middle constitutions

Paragraph 4 Topic? Which element of the title is addressed? Democracies and laws? Demagogues? Flatters?

Paragraph 5 Topic? Which element of the title is addressed? Why many forms of government? Constitution?

Paragraph 6 Topic? Which element of the title is addressed? Cause of revolution? Equality?

Reflection In your estimation, what did Aristotle get right about political man and the democratic order? Explain… What did he get wrong??? Explain…