Between Slavery and Freedom: Philosophy and American Slavery (Blacks in the Diaspora)
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (990 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00EKJIU4U |
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| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jennifer Jacobson said Thought provoking view on slavery. I had Dr. Lawson for a class as an undergraduate at Michigan State University. This book looks at slavery in ways that most people wouldn't ever think of. It bring up various arguments as to what was the defining mark of slavery. Lawson himself argues that the oppression of humans was the defining mark. I didn't agree with all the agruments in this book, the arguments are thought provoking and worth giving time and thought to.. "TWO BLACK PHILOSOPHERS LOOK AT SLAVERY IN AMERICA" according to Steven H Propp. Howard McGary is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers State University in New Jersey. Bill E. Lawson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis.They state in the Preface to this 1992 book, "The work started out as a philosophical examination of two slave narratives: My Bondage and My Freedom: The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass (Timeless Classic Books) and Twelve Years a Slave: (An African American Heritage Book). Along the way we realized that there were some recurring concepts that needed to be examined. The decision was made to examine several crucial ethical and social notions armed with what we took to be valuable but n
Challenging in its formulations and bold in its efforts to connect high theory to tragic reality, this text breaks new ground in an impressive manner." - Cornel West, author of Race Matters "In a book that instantly enriches undergraduate teaching options in the field of social philosophy, McGary and Lawson have made a worthy attempt at engaging a wide audience in a conversation of greatest concern to many African Americans- that is, a systematic discussion about American slavery as a particular set of influential practices and ideas." - Ethics . "Howard McGa
McGary and Lawson demonstrate the contribution of all human experience, including slave experiences, to the quest for human knowledge and understanding.. 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 individual experience because philosophy is "impartial" and "universal." A philosopher should also take account of matters that are essentially perspectival, such
HOWARD MCGARY, Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, has published widely in African American philosophy and social philosophy. His research has focused on issues regarding political obligations and political oppression.. LAWSON, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Delaware, is the editor of and a contributor to The Underclass Question. BILL E