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Description for Subjugation and Bondage
Paperback. A collection of recent essays by today's most innovative social thinkers addressing a wide variety of moral concerns regarding slavery as an institutionalized social practice. Editor(s): Lott, Tommy L. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
This volume provides a collection of recent essays that address a wide variety of moral concerns regarding slavery as an institutionalized social practice. Over half of the essays present novel interpretations of Aristotle and of Enlightenment views. In some cases explicit comparisons are drawn between the arguments given by former slaves and certain political theories that may have influenced them. By considering the slave's critical appropriation of the natural rights doctrine, the ambiguous implications of various notions of consent and liberty are examined. The authors assume that, although slavery is undoubtedly an evil social practice, its moral assessment stands ... Read more
This volume provides a collection of recent essays that address a wide variety of moral concerns regarding slavery as an institutionalized social practice. Over half of the essays present novel interpretations of Aristotle and of Enlightenment views. In some cases explicit comparisons are drawn between the arguments given by former slaves and certain political theories that may have influenced them. By considering the slave's critical appropriation of the natural rights doctrine, the ambiguous implications of various notions of consent and liberty are examined. The authors assume that, although slavery is undoubtedly an evil social practice, its moral assessment stands ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847687787
SKU
V9780847687787
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About
Tommy L. Lott is professor of Philosophy at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. He is the editor of Philosophical Research on African American Social Inequality (Rowman & Littlefield, forthcoming)
Reviews for Subjugation and Bondage
Accessible, interesting, challenging, and solid, to be used in a variety of courses with no sacrifice of quality or rigor. All in all, Tommy L. Lott has done the discipline a service by putting together this fine book.
Jeffrey Crawford, philosophy department, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio
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Jeffrey Crawford, philosophy department, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio
APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy