# Aristotle — What Is Property? character guide

> Aristotle in What Is Property? by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-what-is-property

## Who they are

Ancient philosopher referenced on justice and property.

## In the story

### [§ 1 Of the Moral Sense in Man and the Animals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/part-i-1)

Quoted for his definition of man as a 'rational and social animal' (ζωον λογικον και πολιτικον), which Proudhon praises.

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