Aristotle on the Inferiority of Women

Drury, Shadia B.

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“…), is sometimes viewed as a philosopher who provided the “natural justification of slavery” (Campbell, 1974; Dobbs, 1994; Karbowski, 2013; Callard, 2020, etc.)? His views on women were also rather distant from the prevailing modern views, concepts, and attitudes (see Drury, 1987; Connell, 2021, etc.). Should we because of that cancel Aristotle (see Callard, 2020) and remove his name from biological nomenclature?…”

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Defending Art. 51 of the Code: Comments on Smith & al. (2022)

Mosyakin

2022

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, , and some other authors recently discussed and proposed dramatic changes to the International Code of Nomenclature of algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) aimed at the provisions allowing rejection and replacement of valid and legitimate names that reflect the "colonial and imperialist power" or may be considered, at least by some experts and users, as "culturally offensive or inappropriate" because of several broadly and vaguely formulated reasons, such as names considered to be "derogatory or insulting to a person or group of people", those honoring "a person that the taxonomic community agrees should not be honoured", and even any name that "otherwise causes deep offense". These proposals and their possible outcomes were analyzed and criticized in my article (Mosyakin, 2022), which was, in turn, criticized in a recent article by . In the present note I respond to that criticism, discuss additional cases of possible "culturally offensive or inappropriate" names, and provide additional evidence of possible (and, in my opinion, highly probable) confrontational and disruptive outcomes in case if the proposals to reject "culturally offensive or inappropriate" names are accepted and incorporated into the ICN. I appeal to the international community of taxonomists to reject such proposals, to protect the fundamental Preamble 1 and Art. 51 of the ICN, to protect the scientific freedom and principles of nomenclatural stability and political neutrality, and to protect our science from politically motivated decisions. The Pandora's Box of anticipated fights for or against "culturally offensive and inappropriate names" should remain firmly closed. Scientists in general and plant taxonomists in our case should firmly stand for the common values of scientific freedom, mutual understanding and respect, tolerance, reconciliation, a bold, open-minded and honest view of history (including history of taxonomy), and, specifically, the principle of neutrality of biological nomenclature well expressed in Art. 51 of the ICN. Essentially the same provisions in earlier versions of the Code or other earlier rules of botanical nomenclature served well the generations of taxonomists and users of taxonomic information, preventing unnecessary conflicts between people and peoples over names of organisms, which someone sometime somehow may or may not consider "culturally offensive or inappropriate". Preamble 1 and Art. 51 of the ICN are crucial tools for maintaining nomenclatural stability, civility, and tolerance in our diverse, complicated and, unfortunately, not so peaceful present-day world, and especially in our science of biological taxonomy reflecting the amazing diversity of the living world of our planet.

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Section: Hibbertia and Banksia: Should They Be Treated Differently?mentioning

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Defending Art. 51 of the Code: Comments on Smith & al. (2022)

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The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle's Politics

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2013

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One of the most influential works in the history of political theory, Aristotle's Politics is a treatise in practical philosophy, intended to inform legislators and to create the conditions for virtuous and self-sufficient lives for the citizens of a state. In this Companion, distinguished scholars offer new perspectives on the work and its themes. After an opening exploration of the relation between Aristotle's ethics and his politics, the central chapters follow the sequence of the eight books of the Politics, taking up questions such as the role of reason in legitimizing rule, the common good, justice, slavery, private property, citizenship, democracy and deliberation, unity, conflict, law and authority, and education. The closing chapters discuss the interaction between Aristotle's political thought and contemporary democratic theory. The volume will provide a valuable resource for those studying ancient philosophy, classics, and the history of political thought.

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The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle's Politics

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