Buying Freedom
| Author | : Kwame Anthony Appiah |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2007-07-22 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0691130108 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780691130101 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Buying Freedom by : Kwame Anthony Appiah
Download or read book Buying Freedom written by Kwame Anthony Appiah and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-22 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this examination of the practical and ethical implications of slave redemption the authors deal with questions such as: Does redeeming slaves actually increase the demand for -and so the number of- slaves? And what about cases where it is far from clear that redemption will improve the material condition or increase the real freedom, of a slave?
