On Slavery and the Slave Trade - De Iustitia et Iure, Book 1, Treatise 2, Disputations 32-40

"In one portion of his monumental On Justice and Rights, the Jesuit Luis de Molina (1535-1600) discussed the legal and ethical aspects of the Portuguese trade in African and Asian enslaved persons. This volume translates that section of the work, together with a scholarly introduction by the two translators, a bibliography, index, and critical notes"--

About the author

Luis de Molina (1535-1600) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and scholastic. Daniel Schwartz is a professor of Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jörg A.Tellkamp is professor of philosophy at Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico.

Summary

The Jesuit Luis de Molina (1535-1600) discussed the legal and ethical aspects of the Portuguese trade in African and Asian enslaved persons. Molina surveys, develops, and problematizes the criteria necessary for the legitimate possession, sale, and purchase of human freedom.

Product details

• Authors: Luis de Molina, Luis de Molina, Daniel Schwartz, Jorg A. Tellkamp
• Assisted by: Daniel Schwartz (Translation), Jorg A Tellkamp (Translation), Jorg A. Tellkamp (Translation)
• Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.11.2023
• EAN: 9780813237497
• ISBN: 978-0-8132-3749-7
• No. of pages: 200
• Weight: 272 g
• Series: Early Modern Catholic Sources
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity