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Who argues in Book I of Politics that human beings are by nature political animals?

In Politics I.2 (1253a), Aristotle connects human nature with life in the polis. The passage describes the human being as by nature a political animal.

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Who argues in Book I of Politics that human beings are by nature political animals?

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In Politics I.2 (1253a), Aristotle connects human nature with life in the polis. The passage describes the human being as by nature a political animal.

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Option A

Socrates is not the author of Politics.

Option B

Aristotle makes the argument in Politics, Book I, chapter 2.

Option C

Xenophon is not the author of Politics.

Option D

Plato is not the author of Politics.

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