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Natural Hierarchies In Society
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Aristotle, the Greek philosopher believed in natural hierarchies, which are outlined in the article Politica - Book 1. Basically, Aristotle's concept was that the freeman, the man who was not a slave, was the top person in the hierarchy, as constituted by nature and the universe (Aristotle, 560). ....
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.... according to Aristotle, as it was natural for them to be in control. "The male is fitter by nature for command than the female…" (Aristotle, 574). It was also thought to be morally virtuous and courageous for a man to command, and for a woman to obey (Aristotle, 576). However, the inequality here was not as severe as with the slaves as the rule by men on women was “constitutional.” (Aristotle 574).
Aristotle defined slaves as subjects, people who use their body as a tool for the freeman's 'fo.... |
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