Ideas of Slavery from Aristotle to Augustine
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Ideas of Slavery from Aristotle to Augustine is a scholarly work by historian Peter Garnsey that examines changing philosophical and social attitudes toward slavery from classical Greece through early Christianity.
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Target entity: Ideas of Slavery from Aristotle to Augustine Context triple: [Peter Garnsey, notableWork, Ideas of Slavery from Aristotle to Augustine]
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Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade
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The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy is an 1839 abolitionist treatise by Thomas Fowell Buxton that analyzes the transatlantic slave trade and advocates practical measures, including legitimate commerce and political action, to end it.
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An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
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The History of Freedom in Antiquity
The History of Freedom in Antiquity is an influential essay by Lord Acton examining the origins and development of the concept of political and personal liberty in the ancient world.
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Slavery and Freedom
"Slavery and Freedom" is a philosophical work by Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential dimensions of human freedom in contrast to various forms of inner and outer bondage.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ideas of Slavery from Aristotle to Augustine Target entity description: Ideas of Slavery from Aristotle to Augustine is a scholarly work by historian Peter Garnsey that examines changing philosophical and social attitudes toward slavery from classical Greece through early Christianity.
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A.
Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade
Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade is an influential 1788 pamphlet by former slave ship captain turned Anglican clergyman John Newton, in which he condemns and details the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade.
-
B.
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy is an 1839 abolitionist treatise by Thomas Fowell Buxton that analyzes the transatlantic slave trade and advocates practical measures, including legitimate commerce and political action, to end it.
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C.
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
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D.
The History of Freedom in Antiquity
The History of Freedom in Antiquity is an influential essay by Lord Acton examining the origins and development of the concept of political and personal liberty in the ancient world.
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E.
Slavery and Freedom
"Slavery and Freedom" is a philosophical work by Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential dimensions of human freedom in contrast to various forms of inner and outer bondage.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
ancient social history
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history of ideas ⓘ |
| author | Peter Garnsey ⓘ |
| contributor | Peter Garnsey ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| examines |
moral critiques of slavery
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philosophical justifications of slavery ⓘ relationship between slavery and Christian doctrine ⓘ relationship between slavery and natural law ⓘ social practices of slavery in antiquity ⓘ |
| field |
ancient history
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classics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Aristotle
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Augustine of Hippo ⓘ Christian theological views on slavery ⓘ Roman legal thought ⓘ Stoic philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
academic monograph
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historical study ⓘ |
| hasForm |
book-length study
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print ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
comparative
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historical ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers of classical studies
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scholars ⓘ students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
classical philosophy
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early Christianity ⓘ history of slavery ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ slavery ⓘ social attitudes toward slavery ⓘ |
| notableFor | tracing continuity and change in ideas of slavery from Greek philosophy to Christian theology ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage |
Hellenistic period
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Roman Empire ⓘ classical Greece ⓘ late antiquity ⓘ |
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