s a natural appetite that must be met correctly. The unhappy man comes to be when eros rules thymos, and logos.There are rare occasions when a human lacks logos and the ability to reason to the extent where living independently is impossible. By nature they are slaves and their interests are best served if someone else rules them. These instances are rare, but they do occur. Someone who possesses a mental deficiency will live a life of misery and confusion unless someone takes them in and sort of “steps in” for the absence of logos. When this occurs, the natural slave’s best interests are served. However, conventional slavery, that being by force and law rather then the natural order of things, is unjust and arbitrary, says Aristotle.Aristotle also believes there is a natural order when it comes to the role and duties of men and women. Men’s expertise, he believed, was that of commerce and business undertakings. He believed men did best when they took part in natural modes of acquisition such as farming, piracy/war, fishing, nomadic gathering, and hunting. Women, Aristotle reasoned, allowed emotion to trump reason during their menstrual cycle and therefore were suited for a job inside the home such as childrearing, and household management, perhaps, not as glorifying as her male counterparts jobs, but nonetheless equally important. Human beings, all being different, are equal in the fact that they are unequal in many ways.To forge the best regime with the right ruler, you must factor in all the complexities of man. The best regime is difficult to achieve but it can be if several measures are taken. All things must be private in the regime, except education and character formation. This is the common bond that unites a city-state. Also there must be a true authoritative leadership that does everything else that the masses cannot do, since they are performing the necessary things for the city to opera...
