Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, is one of the philosophers who justifies slavery in many of his writings, more specifically in Politics, Book I. Even until today, slavery is condemned largely as it is deemed as a human rights violation, there are various aspects forms of ‘slavery’ that still occurs today in our daily lives. Using Aristotle’s treatment of slavery, this essay will illustrate how the modern day society has evolved from the conditions of slavery as outlined by Aristotle to create a new form of slavery that one sees today.
This essay will first delve into what most scholars think about Aristotle’s argument on slavery and the inconsistency of his writing. Next, it will illustrate what is mentioned in Book 1 of Aristotle’s position …show more content…
For example, Aristotle is explicit in characterizing the natural slaves as a tool and not of production, while later on he advocates for slaves for agriculture, which is a productive enterprise. As one scholar suggests the reasoning behind Aristotle’s lack of clarification is that he was not interest in that topic and rather, Aristotle’s main focus for Book 1 was to establish the different types of rules. However, even with these inconsistencies, the main idea still remains. The idea of natural slavery is still outlined and in its core there’s still some substance that can be used to get a general sense of what Aristotle means to say about …show more content…
The workers in these sweatshops are not there because they are incapable of thought, but rather the labour is needed in order to obtain the financial means for one to live. In many cases, money is needed to obtain education. Education, a tool to help one to grow intellectually and rationally, cannot be gained without financial means to be able to do so. Without financial means, families cannot afford to send their children to school, when one more hand in factories can help to provide food on the table. The current society has evolved from the lack of rational thought to a degree where because they are capable of thought that they choose to work in jobs that gets them the financial
This essay will first delve into what most scholars think about Aristotle’s argument on slavery and the inconsistency of his writing. Next, it will illustrate what is mentioned in Book 1 of Aristotle’s position …show more content…
For example, Aristotle is explicit in characterizing the natural slaves as a tool and not of production, while later on he advocates for slaves for agriculture, which is a productive enterprise. As one scholar suggests the reasoning behind Aristotle’s lack of clarification is that he was not interest in that topic and rather, Aristotle’s main focus for Book 1 was to establish the different types of rules. However, even with these inconsistencies, the main idea still remains. The idea of natural slavery is still outlined and in its core there’s still some substance that can be used to get a general sense of what Aristotle means to say about …show more content…
The workers in these sweatshops are not there because they are incapable of thought, but rather the labour is needed in order to obtain the financial means for one to live. In many cases, money is needed to obtain education. Education, a tool to help one to grow intellectually and rationally, cannot be gained without financial means to be able to do so. Without financial means, families cannot afford to send their children to school, when one more hand in factories can help to provide food on the table. The current society has evolved from the lack of rational thought to a degree where because they are capable of thought that they choose to work in jobs that gets them the financial