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38Revelation, Interpretation, and RelativismAmerican Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 78 (3): 492-498. 2004.
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1Philosophy in Multiple VoicesRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2007.The scope of Philosophy in Multiple Voices provides the reader with eight philosophical streams of thought-African-American, Afro-Caribbean, Asian-American, Feminist, Latin-American, Lesbian, Native-American and Queer-that introduce readers to alternative, complex philosophical questions concerning gendered, sexed, racial and ethnic identities, canon formation, and meta-philosophy. The overriding theme of the text is that philosophy is pluralistic in voice, rich in diversity, and ought to valori…Read more
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B. Referate uber fremdsprachige Neuerscheinungen-A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle AgesPhilosophischer Literaturanzeiger 59 (3): 301. 2006.
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Lewis R. Gordon is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Philosophy and director of the Institute for the Study of Race and Social Thought and the Center for Afro-Jewish Studies at Temple University. He also is president of the Caribbean Philosophical Association. He is the author and editor of many books, and most recently coeditor, with Jane Anna Gordon, of Not Only the (review)In George Yancey (ed.), Philosophy in Multiple Voices, . 2007.
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19What Is Latin American Philosophy?In George Yancey (ed.), Philosophy in Multiple Voices, . 2007.
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15The Nature of Ethnicity with Special Reference to Hispanic/Latino IdentityPublic Affairs Quarterly 13 (1): 25-43. 1999.
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4Mel Gibson’s ’Passion’ and Philosophy: The Cross, the Questions, the Controversy (edited book)Open Court. 2004.Few--including director Mel Gibson--were prepared for the firestorm of controversy that followed the release of the long-awaited "The Passion of the Christ." This timely collection of essays explores the film's questions in-depth and expands on its themes.
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55Race or Ethnicity?: On Black and Latino Identity (edited book)Cornell Univ Pr. 2007.And how are the answers to these questions affected by the Black and Latino experience in the United States"-From the Preface This collection of new essays explores the relation between race and ethnicity and its social and political ...
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214Racism has been the subject of considerable attention in recent years, and although many varieties of it have been identified and discussed, most of the discussions take insufficient account of the differences between the racial, ethnic, and national elements that play roles in it. Nonetheless, the talk of racism against members of ethnic and national groups is quite common and gives rise to misunderstandings and confusions about what racism is and the various forms it can take when these diffe…Read more
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Los problemas filosóficos de la individualidadRevista Latinoamericana de Filosofia 11 (1): 3. 1985.
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12Risieri Frondizi 1910 - 1983Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association 56 (5). 1983.
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10Philosophy and the Interpretation of Pop Culture (edited book)Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2006.Comprised of thirteen articles by well-known authors, this book makes the case to philosophers that popular culture is worthy of their attention. Issues of concern include the distinction between high culture and popular culture, the aesthetic and moral value of popular culture, allusion and identification in popular culture, and special problems posed by the interpretation of popular culture. Popular art forms considered include: movies, television shows, comic books, children's stories, photog…Read more
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17Philosophy in American Life: "De Facto" and "De Jure"Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association 72 (5). 1999.Recent discussions of this issue have centered on the definition of the of philosophy in American public life and the ways of increasing philosophy's influence in the public arena.' This emphasis is prompted by the fact philosophers are worried about the future of the profession. After a tremendous expansion in the sixties, there has been a steady decline in the number college-teaching positions open to newly graduated philosophers. The market is bloated and Ph.D.'s in philosophy have increasi…Read more
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25Critical Study - Medieval Studies and the Transcendentals: Aertsen's Characterization of Medieval Thought and Thomistic MetaphysicsRecherches de Philosophie 64 (2): 455-463. 1997.Aertsen’s recent book on the transcendentals in the thought of Thomas Aquinas and his immediate predecessors is a splendid piece of research that should prove useful for years to come to those interested in the history of medieval philosophy. The significance of the book derives mainly from three factors: its exploration of a central topic in medieval philosophy which, unfortunately, has been largely neglected; its extraordinary erudition; and the detailed and enlightening analyses found through…Read more
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16Texts: Ontological Status, Identity, Author, AudienceState University of New York Press. 1996.Provides an ontological characterization of texts, explores the issues raised by the identity of various texts, and presents a view of the function of authors and audiences, and of their relations to texts
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Interpretation of the philosophical classicsIn Jorge J. E. Gracia & Jiyuan Yu (eds.), Uses and abuses of the classics: Western interpretations of Greek philosophy, Ashgate. 2004.
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Textual IdentitySorites 2 57-75. 1995.What does make texts the same? Three types of sameness are distinguished: achronic, synchronic and diachronic. The latter two involve time and so are more restrictive; thus I concentrate on achronic sameness. After examining various possible views I reach the conclusion that there are three conditions which, taken together, constitute the necessary and sufficient conditions of the achronic sameness of texts and hence explain their identity: sameness of meaning, of syntactical arrangement and of …Read more
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26Interpretation and the Law: Averroes's Contribution to the Hermeneutics of Sacred TextsHistory of Philosophy Quarterly 14 (1). 1997.
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53Individuation and Identity in Early Modern Philosophy: Descartes to Kant (edited book)State University of New York Press. 1994.This book is the first to concentrate on the problems of individuation and identity in early modern philosophy and to trace their philosophical development through the period in a coherent way.
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13Surviving Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality: A Challenge for the 21st CenturyRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2005.Surviving Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality is the first book of philosophy that explores race, ethnicity, and nationality together and attempts to present a systematic and unified theory about them with particular emphasis on the metaphysical and epistemological issues that these phenomena raise
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39Hispanics/Latinos in the United States: Ethnicity, Race, and Rights (edited book)Routledge. 2000.The presence and impact of Hispanics/Latinos in the United States cannot be ignored. Already the largest minority group, by 2050 their numbers will exceed all the other minority groups in the United States combined. The diversity of this population is often understated, but the people differ in terms of their origin, race. language, custom, religion, political affiliation, education and economic status. The heterogeneity of the Hispanic/Latino population raises questions about their identity and…Read more
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13Modern Challenges to Past Philosophy: Arguments and Responses. By Thomas D. Sullivan and Russell PannierAmerican Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 89 (4): 745-748. 2015.
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Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |
Areas of Interest
Metaphysics |
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy |
Philosophy of the Americas |