Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 31 n. 3 Rio de Janeiro 1988
Abstract
It is propounded that the theoretical and value-related foundations of European and U.S. abolitionisms differed from those of Luso-Brazilian abolitionism. In the former cases, slavery was condemned for violating the principle of individual freedom, seen as guaranteed either by natural Jaw or by Christianity's reformed outlook. In the latter, political reason predominated: prior to Brazilian independence, colonial reason and after, national reason. Here, freedom appears as a public rather than an individual question. The meaning of these difference is discussed.
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