Project Gutenberg 2012-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 60 Smith, William A. (William Andrew) 1802 1870 Smith, W. A. (William Andrew) Smith, William Andrew Summers, Thomas O. (Thomas Osmond) 1812 1882 Summers, T. O. (Thomas Osmond) Summers, Thomas Osmond Lectures on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery As Exhibited in the Institution of Domestic Slavery in the United States, with the Duties of Masters to Slaves Reading ease score: 54.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Lectures on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery" by William A. Smith is a collection of lectures written in the mid-19th century that addresses the controversial subject of domestic slavery in the United States. The work presents a philosophical defense of slavery, arguing for its moral justification based on social principles and the condition of the African race in America. The author, who is a president of a college, aims to clarify the moral and philosophical underpinnings of slavery against popular abolitionist arguments. The opening of the text sets the stage for a thorough examination of the institution of domestic slavery, questioning whether it is sinful in principle. Smith acknowledges the discomfort surrounding discussions of slavery among Southern people, yet emphasizes the necessity of honest inquiry into its moral implications. He argues that theories suggesting slavery is inherently wrong overlook the historical and social context of the African population, positing that the principle of control by one individual over another is a fundamental aspect of all forms of governance. Smith aims to establish the idea that slavery, as an institution, can be justified and is steeped in a moral obligation towards the well-being of enslaved individuals, highlighting a complex interplay of ethics, governance, and social duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41019/41019-h/images/cover.jpg en Slavery -- United States E300 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 513678 513674 2024-10-17T09:51:31.182117 2023-09-18T04:32:25.674220 text/html text/html 514778 2012-10-10T20:40:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 603700 2012-10-10T20:40:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 345240 2024-10-17T09:51:37.397099 application/epub+zip 348444 2024-10-17T09:51:32.247110 application/epub+zip 220621 2024-10-17T09:51:31.714115 application/epub+zip 491805 2024-10-17T09:51:41.549068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440616 2024-10-17T09:51:36.822052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313320 2022-09-18T18:05:08.647590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469990 2024-10-17T09:51:30.215088 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 469946 2012-10-10T20:40:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 162707 2012-10-10T20:40:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19959 2024-10-17T09:51:41.698090 application/rdf+xml 10857 2024-10-17T09:51:31.802076 image/jpeg 2528 2024-10-17T09:51:31.757098 image/jpeg 302378 2024-10-17T09:51:31.229129 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog