Subjugation and Bondage Critical Essays on Slavery and Social Philosophy |
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| Editor:
| Lott, Tommy |
| Contribution by:
| Lott, Tommy
Allen, Anita L.
Boxill, Bernard R.
Cohen, Joshua
Hare, R. M.
Lawson, Bill
McGary, Howard
Moravcsik, Julius
Thomas, Laurence Mordekhai
Uzgalis, William
Ward, Julie
Williams, Bernard
Willett, Cynthia |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8476-8777-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1998 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $176.95 |
Book Description:
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This volume addresses a wide variety of moral concerns regarding slavery as an institutionalized social practice. 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 in need of a more nuanced treatment. They address the question of what is wrong with slavery by...
More DescriptionThis volume addresses a wide variety of moral concerns regarding slavery as an institutionalized social practice. 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 in need of a more nuanced treatment. They address the question of what is wrong with slavery by critically examining, and in some cases endorsing, certain principles derived from communitarianism, paternalism, utilitarianism, and jurisprudence.