I opened my worn-out cotton quilt, put the book of Capital Theory under the quilt as my pillow, and lay down on my Bed flatling and acted as if there was no one else present.
'Those who formerly didn't even own sandals now hold treasures, and those who once wore precious robes go about in rags, ' the ancient papyrus tells us.
He gives a partial answer, a preliminary answer, in Book One of the Politics where he tells us that only by living in a polis, and participating in politics, do we fully realize our nature as human beings.