Natural Hierarchies In Society

Part I of Essay
Aristotle, the Greek philosopher believed in natural hierarchies, which are outlined in the article Politica - Book 1. Basically, Aristotle's concept was that the freeman, the man who was not a slave, was the top person in the hierarchy, as constituted by nature and the u ....

Part II of Essay
.... the good of everyone as whatever man produced was for a benefit. The state also brought the good out of man. Without the state, man would be "either a beast or a god." (Aristotle, 557). The soul was naturally higher than the body as it naturally governed the actions of the body. People whose bodies were in control could be hurtful. "… Although in bad or corrupted natures the body will often appear to rule over the soul, because they are in an evil and unnatural condition." (Aristotle, 560). Aristotle wanted to show that when the soul was n ....