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Subjugation and Bondage : Critical Essays on Slavery and Social Philosophy, Paperback / softback Book

Subjugation and Bondage : Critical Essays on Slavery and Social Philosophy Paperback / softback

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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 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. This volume provides a collection of recent essays by today's most innovative social thinkers.

Anita Allen, Bernard Boxhill, Joshua Cohen, R.M. Hare, Bill Lawson, Tommy Lott, Howard McGary, Julius Moravesik, Laurence Thomas, William Uzgalis, Julie Ward, Bernard Williams, and Cynthia Wilett address a wide variety of moral concerns regarding slavery as an institutionalized social practice.

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