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Socrate, Plato, And Aristotle's Analysis
After reading some more on Socrate, Plato, and Aristotle I found I wasn't a big fan of any one them. Their political ideas that people are too ignorant or selfish to govern themselves. All three felt that men should not be free in choosing and running their own government and they as philosophers knew better who should control them. Many of their ideas when it came to the freedom and abilities of others where more restrictive than what I thought. Aristotle’s idea that a person is a slave because their soul is lacking a rational part is justifying owning another human being and casting the blame of the situation on them instead of yourself.
I found the theories of Democritus interesting and wish there was more of his ethical writings. HIs

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