Conceptions de l'Esclavage d'Aristote a Saint Augustin (Histoire)

by Peter Garnsey

Le present ouvrage, unique en son genre, propose une synthese sur la facon dont l'esclavage etait considere par les principaux representants des societes grecques et romaines.Peter Garnsey fait appel a un large eventail de sources, paiennes, juives et chretiennes, qui s'etendent sur une periode de dix siecles, afin de mettre a l'epreuve l'hypothese couramment admise d'un consentement passif a l'egard de l'esclavage, et l'idee correlative selon laquelle, a l'exception d'Aristote, il n'y eut aucune pensee systematique sur l'esclavage.L'ouvrage contient a la fois une typologie des attitudes a l'egard de l'esclavage, qui allaient de la critique a la justification, et des etudes de cas sur les principaux theoriciens de l'esclavage: Aristote et les stoiciens, Philon et Paul, Ambroise et saint Augustin. Le dernier chapitre examine l'emploi de l'esclavage comme metaphore chez les Peres de l'Eglise.Auteur de Famine et approvisionnement dans le monde greco-romain (Les Belles Lettres, 1996), Peter Garnsey est professeur d'Histoire de l'Antiquite classique a l'Universite de Cambridge.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Philosophy

412 pages, Paperback

First published November 13, 1996

About the author

Professor Peter Garnsey is Emeritus Professor of the History of Classical Antiquity and a Fellow of Jesus College. His research interests include: history of Political Theory and Intellectual history; social and economic history; food, famine and nutrition; and physical anthropology.

Reviews

[Jared Saltz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Garnsey is a truly excellent classicist, and this volume--looking at the "big picture" of slavery--looks solely at the attitudes about and theories concerning slavery. It's focus is its strenght. But it also looks at those two topics chronologically (mostly), from various philosophical viewpoint, including not just the major authors like Aristotle or the Stoics, but also Jewish and Christian voices like Philo, Paul, and Augustine. This is its strength.

[Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seems to be a good start in looking at slavery in ancient civilisations. A lot of what was said could be gleaned simply form reading the source text, but still a good place to start I think, so not without merit. Also pretty easy to read relative to some academic books.