Between Slavery and Freedom: Philosophy and American Slavery (Blacks in the Diaspora)
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (892 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00EKJIU4U |
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| Number of Pages | : | 388 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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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.. BILL E. LAWSON, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Delaware, is the editor of and a contributor to The Underclass Question
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 McGary and Bill Lawson have written a pioneering work. Never bef
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 as the slave experience. McGary and Lawson demonstrate the contribution of all human experience, including slave experiences, to the quest for human knowledge and understanding.
Thought provoking view on slavery Jennifer Jacobson 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 de. TWO BLACK PHILOSOPHERS LOOK AT SLAVERY IN AMERICA 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