Record Nr.

UNINA9910453096203321

Autore

McGary Howard <1947->

Titolo

Between slavery and freedom [[electronic resource] ] : philosophy and American slavery / / Howard McGary and Bill E. Lawson

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c1992

ISBN

0-253-01279-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

Blacks in the diaspora

Altri autori (Persone)

LawsonBill E. <1947->

Disciplina

306.3/62/0973

Soggetti

Slaves' writings, American - History and criticism

Slavery - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-139) and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PHILOSOPHY AND AMERICAN SLAVERY: AN INTRODUCTION; ONE. OPPRESSION AND SLAVERY; TWO. PATERNALISM AND SLAVERY; THREE. RESISTANCE AND SLAVERY; FOUR. CITIZENSHIP AND SLAVERY; FIVE. MORAL DISCOURSE AND SLAVERY; SIX. FORGIVENESS AND SLAVERY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Using the writings of slaves and former slaves, as well as commentaries on slavery, Between Slavery and Freedom explores the American slave experience to gain a better understanding of six moral and political concepts-oppression, paternalism, resistance, political obligation, citizenship, and forgiveness. The authors use analytical philosophy as well as other disciplines to gain insight into the thinking of a group of people prevented from participating in the social/political discourse of their times.Between Slavery and Freedom rejects the notion that philosophers need not consider