FROM ANTIQUITY AND SLAVERY – TO REVOLUTIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Abstract

The experience of the American and French revolutions focuses on one of the key institutions of antiquity – slavery. It becomes clear why the American revolution, which was successful after all relations, kept slavery, and the French revolution, scandalous and in general unfortunate, recognized impossibility of equality and freedom without its cancellation. Slavery history in the temporary period from antiquity till the 19th century is shown. The reasons for the restoration of slavery in the Christian world, the tolerance of perception in the intellectual environment of the European Enlightenment are shown. The reasons of restoration of slavery in the Christian world, tolerance of perception in the intellectual environment of the European Enlightenment are shown. Documents of a revolutionary era of a republicanism of the USA and France, diversity of development of these states of the subsequent period are studied. The paradoxicality and discrepancy of views of the constitutional reformers on the example of Thomas Jefferson are illustrated. Special attention is paid to a bible factor in perception of slavery and freedom.