Jorati, Julia (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy,

Slavery and Race: Philosophical Debates in the Eighteenth Century (Oxford New Histories of Philosophy)

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ISBN 13:: 9780197659243
author:: Jorati, Julia (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy,
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Oxford University Press Inc
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2024
Pages:: 352
Dimensions:: 22.6 x 16.3 x 3.3 centimetres (0
Genre:: Nonfiction, Education, General,
Condition:: New
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Slavery and Race: Philosophical Debates in the Eighteenth Century explores the complex and often fraught relationship between Blackness and slavery during the 18th century. This period saw the transatlantic slave trade reach its peak, with millions of Africans forcibly brought to the Americas. The philosophical ideas of the time reveal a stark contrast between those who advocated for abolition and those who defended the institution of slavery. Author Julia Jorati examines the work of prominent philosophers, including David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as lesser-known thinkers like Quobna Ottobah Cugoano and Lemuel Haynes. By analyzing these philosophical debates, Jorati sheds light on the ways in which race was used to justify and perpetuate slavery. This book provides a valuable resource for understanding the history of early modern philosophy and its connection to the transatlantic slave trade.

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