Which of the Following Best Captures Aristotle's Argument in X

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best captures Aristotle's argument in X.7 that the life of study is the best life?

• A) There are four possible forms of life: the life of pleasure, the life of politics, the life of the moneymaker, and the life of study. Since the first three cannot be the happiest life, the life of study must be the best.
• B) Only the life of study enables us to recognize the best way to live. Therefore, no one can live the best life without the life of study, which makes the life of study the best life.
• C) The life of study is activity in accord with the virtues of the understanding, and the understanding is humans' best part. Furthermore, the life of study is pleasant and self-sufficient. Therefore, the life of study is the happiest life.
• D) For people who are capable of appreciating it, the life of study is much more pleasant than any other life, which makes it the happiest life by definition.

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