Properties (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
|
| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Slavery as a positive good
|
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Southern_Society
Pro-slavery movement |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1806-11-04
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Fitzhugh_family
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Defense of slavery
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1881-07-04
|
| gptkbp:field |
Political Philosophy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
George Washington Fitzhugh
|
| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:American_South
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Southern_Agrarians
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:John_C._Calhoun |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Pro-slavery arguments
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
White_American |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Sociology_for_the_South
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
Social_Theorist
|
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Prince_William_County,_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Fitzhugh
|
| gptkbp:viewpoint |
Critique of modernity
Advocacy for traditional values Critique of individualism Belief in the importance of community Critique of urbanization Critique of individual rights Support for social hierarchy Advocacy for a paternalistic society Belief in racial hierarchy Belief in social order Belief in the importance of family Belief in the importance of land ownership Belief in the importance of tradition Belief in the necessity of social order Criticism of industrial society Criticism of wage labor Critique of Northern capitalism Critique of Northern moralism Critique of abolitionism Critique of capitalist exploitation Critique of social change Defense of plantation economy Support for a hierarchical society Support for agrarian economy Support for agrarianism Support for collective rights Support for community values Support for rural life Belief in the necessity of slavery for social stability Defense_of_Southern_way_of_life Support_for_Southern_culture Support_for_Southern_independence Belief_in_the_superiority_of_the_Southern_lifestyle |
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:The_Sociology_for_the_South
Cannibals All! or Slaves Without Masters |