1. How could Aristotle be so in tune with the intellectual capabilities and workings of the human soul but still be subject to the prejudices of his day in saying that “although the ‘brutish’ (animal-like) type of human being is rare, it is more common among non-Greeks” (97)?
a It is hard to figure out what is going on in Aristotle's head with regard to the capabilities of other people. It seems that Aristotle was not able to adopt the accepting ideas of his teacher Plato. It makes sense that Aristotle made claims about the inability of some people like slaves or women, who were historically put down by other philosophers. However, there is no reason other than ignorance for this claim about foreigners. This seems to be a little bit of a contradiction to living a fulfilled and enlightened life. Maybe it is just my modern view of society now that doesn't allow me to see Aristotle's view on outsiders, but it doesn't seem to meet up with his other views.
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