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Outline. Introduction: Need for Labor The Problem of Sources Background on Slavery Slavery and Democracy Justifying Slavery Greek Attitudes towards Work and Citizenship. Introduction. The need for Labor Slavery inevitable? A moral wrong?. Background on Slavery. How one became a slave

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  1. Outline • Introduction: Need for Labor • The Problem of Sources • Background on Slavery • Slavery and Democracy • Justifying Slavery • Greek Attitudes towards Work and Citizenship

  2. Introduction • The need for Labor • Slavery inevitable? • A moral wrong?

  3. Background on Slavery • How one became a slave • Work done by slaves • The Numbers

  4. Background on Slavery • How one became a slave • Work done by slaves • The Numbers • Greek Society Rested on Slavery

  5. Relationship to Democracy • Review: Differences between Athenian and Modern Democracy • “Autarchy” • “Schole” • Slavery facilitates Greek democracy. An exclusive club.

  6. Justifying Greek Slavery • Slaves as “Other” • How does Aristotle justify slavery? • What are some dominant-submissive relationships? • Is slavery natural, according to Aristotle? • What is the comparison between men and animals? • What are the traits that make some people slaves and some people free?

  7. What does Aristotle feel about the dominance of some people over other people? Good? Bad?

  8. What does Aristotle feel about the dominance of some people over other people? Good? Bad? • Examples of Dominant-Submissive Relationships?

  9. What does Aristotle feel about the dominance of some people over other people? Good? Bad? • Examples of Dominant-Submissive Relationships? • What is the comparison between slaves and animals

  10. What does Aristotle feel about the dominance of some people over other people? Good? Bad? • Examples of Dominant-Submissive Relationships? • What is the comparison between slaves and animals • Is slavery natural?

  11. What does Aristotle feel about the dominance of some people over other people? Good? Bad? • Examples of Dominant-Submissive Relationships? • What is the comparison between slaves and animals • Is slavery natural? • What are the traits of the free man? What is he good at?

  12. What does Aristotle feel about the dominance of some people over other people? Good? Bad? • Examples of Dominant-Submissive Relationships? • What is the comparison between slaves and animals • Is slavery natural? • What are the traits of the free man? What is he good at? • What are the traits of the slave? What is he good at?

  13. What’s the difference between slavery by nature and slavery by law?

  14. What’s the difference between slavery by nature and slavery by law? • Why might slavery by law be unjust?

  15. What’s the difference between slavery by nature and slavery by law? • Why might slavery by law be unjust? • Why might slavery by law be justified, according to Aristotle?

  16. How does Aristotle Justify Slavery???

  17. Greek Attitudes towards Work and Citizenship • Citizenship • “Performing” your citizenship • Self-justifying Slaveholding ideology • Attitudes towards Work • Earlier: Valorization of work • Land is valuable, tending land is demeaned • By classical period, more slaves • The Ideal Citizen

  18. Connections between Citizenship and Gender, Sexuality, and Slavery • Defining a Citizen • Gender • Sexuality • Slavery • Ideal Citizen

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