Aristotle says two anti-Platonic things about practical deliberation. First, that it is not and cannot be scientific: ‘That practical wisdom is not scientific understanding (epistēmē) is obvious’ (EN 1142a23–4). Second, that the appropriate criterion of correct choice is a thoroughly human being, the person of practical wisdom. This person does not attempt to take up a stand outside of the conditions of human life, but bases his or her judgment on long and broad experience of these conditions. These two features of Aristotle's view are connected, clearly: for the reason why good deliberation is not scientific is that this is not the way this model good judge goes about deliberating; and the reason why this judge is normative for correct choice is that his procedures and methods, rather than those of a more ‘scientific’ judge, appear the most adequate to the subject matter.