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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by jjeaff on Friday July 16, 2021 @05:48PM (#27861618)
That may be true of Plato, Aristotle, etc. But one thing I have learned from history is that there is almost always a contingent of people that do find terrible things like slavery abhorrent and were even outspoken about it. But if you are an elite, and benefit greatly from something, you are probably much less likely to be outspoken against it.
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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by obedm on Friday July 16, 2021 @06:05PM (#27861765)
I've never heard of any ancient philosopher being abhorrent about slavery and the like and I've read that there weren't any.

Could you point to some readings if you're aware of it? I'd love to know

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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by MatteoFrigo on Friday July 16, 2021 @06:37PM (#27861986)
Seneca had a somewhat more humane attitude towards slavery. See e.g. https://figsinwinter.medium.com/seneca-to-lucilius-47-on-sla...
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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by hutzlibu on Friday July 16, 2021 @07:12PM (#27862209)
And then from inside your link, there seemed to be even more critical voices:

"Then again, the Stoics were famous for challenging common conceptions, and the founder of the school, Zeno of Citium, had declared slavery an evil in his Republic"

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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by obedm on Saturday July 17, 2021 @05:49AM (#27864684)
He acknowledged their existence but as far as I know, he, not anyone else, said that slaving people was "wrong" or shouldn't be done.

It's important to note that Ceneca and the famous stoics (Marcus Aurelius for example) were rich and benefitted greatly from the status quo.

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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by hutzlibu on Saturday July 17, 2021 @06:32PM (#27869333)
So now I think it is a shame, that I barely ever heard of him, despite having heard from all the others great (but slavery endorsing) greek minds. And sure, slavery was very common everywhere at that time. One more reason maybe to celebrate early free thinkers?
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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by jjeaff on Sunday July 18, 2021 @12:09AM (#27870704)
Most philosophers likely come from the elite classes in the past. You don't have time to sit around and think and write if you have to worry where your next meal comes from.
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