More languages
More actions
Hugo de Groot | |
|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination | |
| Born | 10 April 1583 Delft, Holland, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 28 August 1645 Rostock, Pomerania, Swedish Empire |
| Nationality | Dutch |
Hugo de Groot (10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Hugo Grotius, was a liberal Dutch philosopher. He encouraged genocide against all non-Christians and used these beliefs to encourage the colonization of America. He also defended slavery as long as it was not against other Europeans.[1] Grotius compared slaves to perpetual wage workers, but Locke described slavery and wage labour as completely different systems.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'What Is Liberalism?' (pp. 21–23). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
- ↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Liberalism and Racial Slavery: A Unique Twin Birth' (p. 42). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]