Slavery is an evil no matter what rational approach you take. It stymies economic development and invention, it involves "using" a human being (Kant), it certainly harms the slave in all sorts of ways, no matter how kind the master may be, and kind masters are rare.
That so many in history were able to rationalize it only proves that our conscience is not completely reliable as an ethical guide.
That so many in history were able to rationalize it only proves that our conscience is not completely reliable as an ethical guide.
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