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Slavery, Freedom, and Human Value in Early Modern Philosophy

Published:2023-02-20 Issue: Volume: Page:97-C4.P130
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Jorati Julia

Abstract

AbstractThis chapter focuses on early modern views concerning the special status of human beings and its implications for the right to freedom. More specifically, the chapter examines whether, for several prominent early modern philosophers, it is legitimate for one human being to fully own, or have absolute power over, other human beings. The chapter concentrates on the views of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, though it also discusses several other early modern authors. Its thesis is that of these three philosophers, only Leibniz attributes an intrinsic value to human beings and argues that this special status is incompatible with chattel slavery. In contrast, Hobbes and Locke do not acknowledge such an intrinsic value and view the full ownership of human beings as legitimate in certain circumstances.

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Oxford University PressNew York

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https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/48368574/oso-9780197539361-chapter-5.pdf

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