Aristotle suggests that the polis must be shown as natural. Male and female should come together for the continuation of the species. Family is necessary for the society to provide a proper ordering of people. The family provides for a natural political rule. The forms of political rule found within the family structure exist between husband ruling over wife, which is representative of statesmanship, the parent ruling over the child, which represents monarchical rule, and master over slave, which demonstrates the tyrannical interest within the master. This system of government allows for the individual to form good moral character and to control his or her appetites with the ability to reason. One is able to learn self-restraint as well as respect. The structure of the family is important for one to function within the society to achieve happiness.
             Aristotle believed in living the good human life. Yet the question must be raised, "How good is the human life with slavery?" Is slavery natural? And, if so, what designates one as being superior over the other? Who is given the right to be called master? These questions are pressing. One can think that the term natural slavery is an excuse to validate human error, or possibly human ignorance. Perhaps those who have studied Aristotle have failed to connect natural slavery to his natural ethical thought (Bentley 100). There is a reason why Aristotle believed in natural slavery and one must understand the thought process behind the idea of natural slavery as presented by Aristotle.
             Author Russell Bentley rationalizes the issue of natural slavery by stating "he (Aristotle) maintains in Politics Book I that the natural slave is intellectually deficient, lacking in foresight and deliberation" (101). This statement is justified because this person would have no other purpose. The slave does not have the capability to learn, understand, and retain the knowle...