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Between Slavery and Freedom: Philosophy and American Slavery (Blacks in the Diaspora) by Howard McGary and Bill E. Lawson is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><P>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 &#151; 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.<P>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.</p>

Who reads Between Slavery and Freedom: Philosophy and American Slavery (Blacks in the Diaspora)?

Author

Howard McGary and Bill E. Lawson

Publisher

Bloomington: Indiana University Press

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780253332721

Category

philosophy

Subjects

History, Sociology, Fiction

Rating

4.57 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13