Political Science · Western Political Thought
Which is Not correct about the political thoughts of Aristotle?
AHe adopted an empirical, scientific and inductive approach to theorise the political
BHe considered inequality as natural and acceptable
CHe considered slavery as unnatural and unacceptable ✓ Correct
DHe considered the female as if it were an infertile male
Correct answer: (C) He considered slavery as unnatural and unacceptable — It is wrong to say Aristotle considered slavery unnatural and unacceptable.
Explanation
★It is wrong to say Aristotle considered slavery unnatural and unacceptable.
★Aristotle in fact considered slavery natural and acceptable in his time.
★He argued it had social utility and served the interest of both master and slave.
★He used an empirical, scientific and inductive method, studying many real constitutions.
★He held inequality to be natural, since people differ in capacity and virtue.
★He notoriously described the female as a kind of infertile or incomplete male.
★So only the claim that he rejected slavery misstates Aristotle's actual view.
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