Write a refection of about 500 words on the significance of being "perfected by society" within the meaning of the following quote from Aristotle: "Man perfected by society is the best of all animals; he is the most terrible when he lives without law, and without justice."

To be "perfected by society" means to be shaped by the laws and social mores of one's community. Aristotle saw man as just another animal but this animal had the benefit of having regulations instead of only acting for his own selfish interests. By acting according to these laws, man can better fit into society and his natural nature of greed and malice is replaced by a need to do the right thing in order to make society run—hence, he is "perfected by society."
According to Aristotle, the man who lives without being "perfected by society" is little more than an animal. He does not feel an urge to fit into society and he does whatever he wishes. He does not have any sense of what the Romans would later call "virtue," which is an urge to do the right thing in order to make society run smoothly. He acts according to his own selfish interests without any fear of being penalized. According to Aristotle, one needed to be constantly "perfected by society" in order to feel fully comfortable within a community. Aristotle wrote these lines in order to point out the importance of laws and social mores in making a community function properly.