This paper discusses the relation of the concepts of slavery and wage labor in classical antiquity. The authors emphasize the dependence of this relation on the conception of a free citizen with the moral ideal of freedom at its center. The article attempts to provide a new explanation of the essence of classical slavery, which takes into account the ethical attitudes of ancient society. As the main thesis, it has been proved that according to the moral ideal of a free person in antiquity, hired labor was more despised than slavery.
Translated title of the contributionThe moral ideal of freedom: Slavery and wage labor in antiquity
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)627-636
Number of pages10
JournalSchole
Volume13
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes

    Scopus subject areas

  • Philosophy
  • Classics

    Research areas

  • classical slavery, dignity, freedom, virtuous person, wage labor in antiquity, добродетельный человек, достоинство, классическое рабство, наемный труд в античности, свобода

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