Politics

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Aristotle's ideal marriageable age: "It is fitting, therefore, for the women to be married at around the age of eighteen [18]; the men at thirty-seven [37] or a little before" (VII, ch. 16, p. 221 [PDF p. 299], lines 26-8).

This is an admirable translation, meticulous in its attention to Aristotle's Greek and judicious in its phrasing and choice of terms. It should prove invaluable to beginning students and scholars alike. --Richard Kraut, Northwestern University