Abstract

GALLEGO, Julián. Aristotle, between Politics and Biology: Domination by Male Citizen in Ancient Greece. Nova tellus [online]. 2025, vol.43, n.1, pp.35-63.  Epub May 23, 2025. ISSN 0185-3058.  https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.nt.2025.43.1/071s00x24w62.

This article analyzes how Aristotle conceives domination by male citizen in ancient Greece. Although in Politics the barbarian as a slave by nature seems to be the opposite of the citizen, what is perceived when considering Aristotle’s biological works is the opposition between male and female. This biological substratum which intersects with his ideas about relationships between body and soul, and matter and form, overlaps with the political sphere leading to an irreversible domination of male over female, which does not happen with the slave.

Keywords : Aristotle; Politics; Biology; Citizen; Domination.

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