Aristotle, c. 335 B.C.E.

Aristotle noted in the Nichomachean Ethics, "We call in others to aid us in deliberation on important questions, distrusting ourselves as not being equal to deciding." (p. 56)

from Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics. Trans. by Sir David Ross. London: Oxford University Press, 1966.

appeared in DSS News, August 26, 2001, Vol. 2, No. 18