A just defense of the natural freedom of slaves: all slaves should be free (1682).9780773455047 A just defense of the natural freedom of slaves: all slaves should be free (1682). Epifanio, de Moirans. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2007 486 pages $139.95 Hardcover HT1048 Written in the Cuba of the early 1680s, the Servi SERVI. This name was given by the Romans to their slaves; they were so called from servare, to preserve, from the ancient practice of the generals of the army, who were accustomed to sell their captives, and preserved them rather than kill them: servi autem ex eo appellati sunt, quod Liberi Liberi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 45 km north of Naples and about 15 km north of Caserta. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,198 and an area of 17.4 km². Seu Naturalis Mancipiorium Libertatis Iusta Defensio, is a theological attack on the institution of slavery penned by a French Catholic missionary of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin For other uses, see Capuchin. The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (O.F.M. Cap; in England and Ireland, O.S.F.C) is an order of friars in the Catholic Church, among the chief offshoots of the Franciscans. , Epifanio de Moirans, the only copy of which has languished in the Archivo General de Indias in Seville, Spain, until this translation by Sunshine (theology, Barry U.). The work is presented in English and the original Latin on facing pages. Sunshine also adds an introductory essay explaining the manuscript's significance as a religious abolitionist document, example of neo-scholasticism, forerunner of Catholic social teaching, and incipient incipient (insip´ēent), adj beginning, initial, commencing. incipient beginning to exist; coming into existence. model of business ethics business ethics, the study and evaluation of decision making by businesses according to moral concepts and judgments. Ethical questions range from practical, narrowly defined issues, such as a company's obligation to be honest with its customers, to broader social and setting out the historical context and events surrounding its authorship. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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