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Aristotle articulated all this stuff much better and in far fewer words 2300 years ago in his writings on work and leisure.
by tygertgr 7y ago
Aristotle articulated all this stuff much better and in far fewer words 2300 years ago in his writings on work and leisure.
- tygertgr 7y agoOne of his (and plato's) conclusions was roughly that excellence is not really possible without slavery facilitating. Some needed to be freed from stress of toil by laborers. It's very sad this fellow's father couldn't fund his further development.
- johnday 7y agoI wonder whether modern robotics would fulfil their definition of "slavery"... Or whether modern patronage on its own (university research, arts funding, etc) would suffice in their view.