Here we take another look at Mencius's discussion of human nature in association with his definition of ren/jen, and get at a better understanding of the Mencian approach to the human being. 1. Ren/jen (human heartedness/humaneness) as innate human nature
Slavery in the United States was the legal institution of human chattel slavery that existed in the United States of America in the 18th and 19th centuries after it gained independence and before the end of the American Civil War.
- Slavery had existed in what became the United States for almost 200 years, as well as for thousands of years in world history. Students will be required to explore why the framers of the Constitution as a specific cultural group made the decision they did regarding slavery - II.