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{{Infobox philosopher|name=Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès|birth_date=3 May 1748|birth_place=Fréjus, [[Kingdom of France (987–1792)|France]]|death_date=20 June 1836|death_place=Paris, [[Kingdom of France (1815–1848)|France]]|nationality=French|school_tradition=Classical [[liberalism]]|image=Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès.png|image_size=200}}
{{Infobox philosopher|name=Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès|birth_date=3 May 1748|birth_place=Fréjus, [[Kingdom of France (987–1792)|France]]|death_date=20 June 1836|death_place=Paris, [[Kingdom of France (1815–1848)|France]]|nationality=French|school_tradition=Classical [[liberalism]]|image=Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès.png|image_size=200}}


'''Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès''' (3 May 1748 – 20 June 1836) was a liberal philosopher active during the [[French Revolution]]. He described [[Proletariat|workers]] as "work machines" and "bipedal tools"<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=White Servants|page=92|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref> and promoted [[indentured servitude]] as the only way to escape [[poverty]].<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=White Servants|page=81–82|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref>
'''Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès''' (3 May 1748 – 20 June 1836) was a liberal philosopher active during the [[French Revolution]]. He described [[Proletariat|workers]] as "work machines" and "bipedal tools"<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=White Servants|page=92|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref> and promoted [[indentured servitude]] as the only way to escape [[poverty]].<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=White Servants|page=81–82|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref> An extreme [[Eugenics|eugenicist]], he proposed breeding [[Africa|Africans]] with monkeys to create a new race of slaves.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=Were Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England and America Liberal?|page=114|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Born3 May 1748
Fréjus, France
Died20 June 1836
Paris, France
School traditionClassical liberalism
NationalityFrench


Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès (3 May 1748 – 20 June 1836) was a liberal philosopher active during the French Revolution. He described workers as "work machines" and "bipedal tools"[1] and promoted indentured servitude as the only way to escape poverty.[2] An extreme eugenicist, he proposed breeding Africans with monkeys to create a new race of slaves.[3]

References

  1. Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'White Servants' (p. 92). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
  2. Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'White Servants' (pp. 81–82). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
  3. Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Were Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England and America Liberal?' (p. 114). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]