Examples of slavery have been observed throughout the course of human history, and have taken many forms. Some instances of slavery have been caring gestures, where the slave is seen more as a part of the family they are laboring for. Other types of slavery have been horrible, where no caution is taken towards the slave’s well being. The type of slavery that we are used to seeing in our textbooks has been abolished in America, but there is still a social class of slaves under different criteria. Aristotle’s ideology that some men are born to be slaves is still applicable to modern America. The most common set of thoughts that develop when the topic of slavery is brought up are negative. Slavery has been absolutely terrible in many of its
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Slavery was conducted in much of a different way in biblical times; in fact, the slavery conducted in early America would have been prohibited according to the Bible. As seen in Exodus, "He who kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death” (New American Standard Bible, Exodus 21:16). When someone was not able to provide for themselves or their family in the Old Testament, they could sell themselves into slavery to a more structured individual. The more structured individual provided for the slave to compensate for his or her labor. Slave owners at this time were encouraged to treat their slaves well, and even to pamper them (Proverbs 29:21). More caution and attentiveness was paid to the slaves in this form of slavery, as they were seen as a part of the family that they work …show more content…
According to Aristotle, there are three social classes: the slave class, business class, and the guardian class. The guardians are the extreme intellectuals that have the responsibility of making important decisions for humanity. The business class consists of those who do. They are intelligent enough to sell to and make a profit from the slaves. The slave class does not have the rational capacity to decide what they need or want. These individuals depend on the business class to provide for them. A form of this is visible in American society. There are individuals who have the ability to attend higher education so they may develop themselves intellectually, but choose to work minimum wage jobs instead. These individuals work for a member of the business class, who in turn, makes a profit off of them. Aside from the wage arguments, these slaves are compensated for their labor. This form of labor is similar to the Old Testament’s form of slavery because the contract between worker and provider is dual sided. The worker offers labor, and the provider compensates them with pay. In a perfect society, the worker would be completely cared for, but if they have everything they need there is nothing to strive for. If slave class work is desirable and worriless, what point is there in enhancing your intellectual abilities? There has to be a motive for gaining a proper
Slavery was conducted in much of a different way in biblical times; in fact, the slavery conducted in early America would have been prohibited according to the Bible. As seen in Exodus, "He who kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death” (New American Standard Bible, Exodus 21:16). When someone was not able to provide for themselves or their family in the Old Testament, they could sell themselves into slavery to a more structured individual. The more structured individual provided for the slave to compensate for his or her labor. Slave owners at this time were encouraged to treat their slaves well, and even to pamper them (Proverbs 29:21). More caution and attentiveness was paid to the slaves in this form of slavery, as they were seen as a part of the family that they work …show more content…
According to Aristotle, there are three social classes: the slave class, business class, and the guardian class. The guardians are the extreme intellectuals that have the responsibility of making important decisions for humanity. The business class consists of those who do. They are intelligent enough to sell to and make a profit from the slaves. The slave class does not have the rational capacity to decide what they need or want. These individuals depend on the business class to provide for them. A form of this is visible in American society. There are individuals who have the ability to attend higher education so they may develop themselves intellectually, but choose to work minimum wage jobs instead. These individuals work for a member of the business class, who in turn, makes a profit off of them. Aside from the wage arguments, these slaves are compensated for their labor. This form of labor is similar to the Old Testament’s form of slavery because the contract between worker and provider is dual sided. The worker offers labor, and the provider compensates them with pay. In a perfect society, the worker would be completely cared for, but if they have everything they need there is nothing to strive for. If slave class work is desirable and worriless, what point is there in enhancing your intellectual abilities? There has to be a motive for gaining a proper