The political thought of Frederick Douglass in pursuit of American liberty - Buccola, Nicholas; ebrary, Inc. (New York : New York University Press, 2012)
The facts and the philosophy : Frederick Douglass as political thinker -- "Every man is himself and belongs to himself" : slavery and self-ownership as the -- Foundations of Douglass's liberalism -- From slavery to liberty and equality : Douglass's liberal democratic politics -- "Each for all and all for each" : Douglass's case for mutual responsibility -- "Friends of freedom" : reformers, self-made men, and the moral ecology of freedom -- "Man is neither wood nor stone" : top-down moral education in Douglass's liberalism -- Conclusion : Frederick Douglass in the American mind.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895 -- Political and social views; Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895 -- Philosophy; Liberty -- Philosophy; Electronic books