“That Sottish and Selfish principle”: Cugoano on Self-Interest, Imagination, and Moral Wrongdoing
The following paper analyzes Ottobah Cugoano’s argument against the type of moral wrongdoing of those who participated in the practices of the transatlantic slave trade and of enslavement. I will argue that Cugoano describes moral wrongdoing in a general and particular sense. In a general sense, Cug...
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Main Author: | Aminah Hasan-Birdwell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2025-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Modern Philosophy |
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Online Access: | https://jmphil.org/article/id/2698/ |
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