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| 21047 | Aristotle thought slavery is just if it is both necessary and natural [Aristotle, by Sandel] |
| Full Idea: For slavery to be just, according to Aristotle, two conditions must be met: it must be necessary, and it must be natural. | |
| From: report of Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics [c.334 BCE]) by Michael J. Sandel - Justice: What's the right thing to do? 08 | |
| A reaction: Aristotle thought it met both conditions, but no one now thinks it meets either condition. |