Why should I care about anything Plato or Aristotle wrote when

>>9221962
I agree. Fuck the Greeks. Start with the Bible.

>>9221962

>Implying something is objectively wrong with slavery

this is a rare vintage of bait, to be enjoyed slowly. 10/10.

>>9221962
>Implying that a mountain of distracting sub-disciplines and pseudo-translations of repetitious crap makes for a better worldview

>>9221962
Well, one thing is interesting: Aristotle regarded the Platonic dialogues as poetry. I think reading Plato is meaningful at an individual level at the very least; and he raises questions with answers we may never truly agree unequivocally on.

>>9221978
Memes aside, I've heard it argued that slavery in antiquity, specifically Greco-Roman, was unlike that of the Africans in pre-Civil War America. Does anyone know if there is any truth to this, or is this entirely hogwash?

>>9222088
It's true, slaves had more rights under the law in Rome than blacks.

>>9222088
Roman slaves had a lot of rights, were paid and could own slaves of their own. Killing slaves was a criminal act.

>>9222104
>>9222107
Very interesting. Any resources you guys would recommend?

>>9222110
Pretty much any roman history will touch on it at various points. Slaves received more rights during the imperial period so anything from that time really.

>>9222116
Cool, I'll probably just grab the history book that's recommended in that Roman essentials guide in that case. Thanks for the helpful responses my man

>>9222107
Wait a minute, so you could have an endless chain of slaves serving slaves serving slaves etc.?

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>>9221962
>I know more about mathematics, physics, technology, history, cosmology, culture, I've read more than them by the virtue of having more books at my immediate disposal, and I'm engaged in a much more complex globalized world which forces me to think on entirely different levels of morality.

You could use this as a reason for not reading literally anything writen by someone who has been dead for over 100 years. Way to limit yourself bucko.