@nickkasmik: Aristotle is among the most influential thinkers in Western history and, at the same time, argued for the existence of "natural slaves." He wrote in The Politics that some people cannot govern themselves and should be governed by others. The position he took was influenced by the society he lived in. Slavery was a common practice in ancient Greece. People who were enslaved did not have access to an education, freedom, or basic rights. Because this system of slavery existed, Aristotle believed that it represented natural law. There were other thinkers during Aristotle's time (specifically a sophist named Alcidamas) who made the case that no one has been created by nature to be a slave and that slavery is a social institution. Aristotle's support for slavery rested on many false assumptions. #philosophy #society #book #History #law

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