The great Greek philosopher, Aristotle, was one of the first. He thought that slavery was a natural thing and that human beings came in two types - slaves and non-slaves. For that some should rule ...
Historically, many revered figures have endorsed slavery. "For that some should rule and others be ruled is a thing not only necessary, but expedient," the ancient philosopher Aristotle reasoned ...
To be clear, I am not claiming that classical Judaism was completely against slavery. Indeed, the Jewish tradition agreed with Aristotle that slavery could actually benefit the slave. Rather ...
This perspective recalls in some sense Aristotle’s thinking – that a slave is a tool to be used by another. The field of contemporary slavery studies is relatively young. Data and research on ...
Historically, many revered figures have endorsed slavery. “For that some should rule and others be ruled is a thing not only necessary, but expedient,” the ancient philosopher Aristotle ...