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460The Two-Dewey Thesis, Continued: Shusterman's Pragmatist AestheticsJournal of Speculative Philosophy 16 (1). 2002.
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19Making Niagara a Cataract: Cornel West, Greatness, and the Music of IdeasContemporary Pragmatism 4 (1): 91-115. 2007.There is an odd duality in Cornel West's work. He is a generous thinker and voracious interlocutor, willing to learn from anyone on a sincere quest for insight. But he is also he is an unapologetic admirer of greatness, as stingy with ascriptions of genius as he is lavish with praise for the select few who qualify. "Making Niagara a Cataract" reflects on this duality. I try to explain what motivates West's commitment to the importance of greatness, and how these motivations emerge from and shape…Read more
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31The Philosophy of Race: Critical Concepts in Philosophy (edited book)Routledge. 2011.v. 1. Philosophy and the history of race, race in the history of philosophy -- v.2. Racial being and knowing -- v. 3. Race-ing beauty, goodness, and right -- v. 4. Intersections and positions.
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341Race: A Philosophical IntroductionPolity. 2003.Paul C. Taylor provides an accessible guide to a well-travelled but still-mysterious area of the contemporary social landscape. The result is the first philosophical introduction to the field of race theory and to a non-biological and situational notion of race. Provides the first philosophical introduction to the field of race theory. Outlines the main features and implications of race-thinking; asks questions such as: What is race-thinking? Don’t we know better than to talk about race now? Are…Read more
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106W.E.B. Du BoisPhilosophy Compass 5 (11): 904-915. 2010.This article introduces some of the key philosophical contributions of W. E. B. Du Bois. Du Bois studied with Santayana and William James (among others), but chose social science, social theory, journalism, and activism over academic philosophy. Despite this detour, the philosophic depth of his work has won the attention of scholars in fields such as history, English, post‐colonial theory, African‐American Studies, American philosophy, and Africana philosophy, and it has belatedly begun to attra…Read more
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285... So Black and Blue: Response to RudinowJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 53 (3): 313-316. 1995.
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Areas of Specialization
Aesthetics |
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |
African/Africana Philosophy |
Philosophy of Action |