Explain aristotles criticism of socrates city

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Explain Aristotles criticism of Socrates' city in speech from Book 2 of the Politics. How does Aristotles critique shed light on the way in which his account of the origins, ends, and potential of political life differs from that of Plato's Socrates? Whose view of political life is superior? and why?

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