Ruul Hellemans

Aristotle believes that slavery exists by nature. This article explores to what extent this view faced opposition. Indeed, even opponents of this view have left interesting traces, is the conclusion, after discussing, among other things, Pythagorean views and the view of the sophist Alcadamas.

Starting from the question of whether the common association of "Stoic" with "emotionless" is true, this article offers a bird's-eye view of the Stoic system of emotions. In doing so, it does not negate the Stoic ideal of ἀπάθεια ("emotionlessness"), but primarily suggests that nuance is required. The emotion joy is central as an example.