The intellectual history of the last quarter of the 20th century has been marked by the growing influence of Africana thought - an area of philosophy that focuses on issues raised by the struggle over ideas in African cultures and their hybrid forms in Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean. This book presents an introduction to the field of Africana philosophy and aims to help define this rapidly growing field. Lewis R. Gordon introduces and discusses Africana existential thought for a general audience, covering a range of both classic and contemporary thinkers - from Frederick Douglass and...

An invaluable introductory guide to Afro-Carribean philosophy, tracing the roots of Afro-Caribbean thought from traditional African philosophy to the Christian and Enlightenment traditions of Western Europe. A ground-breaking work.

Paget introduces the general reader to Afro-Caribbean philosophy in this ground-breaking work. Since Afro-Caribbean thought is inherently hybrid in nature, he traces the roots of this discourse in traditional African thought and in the Christian and Enlightenment traditions of Western Europe.

Cornel West is one of the most celebrated intellectuals working in America today. Professor Clarence Shole Johnson offers a reading of his important contributions to philosophy in this benchmark, thought-provoking book.

Cornel West is one of the most celebrated intellectuals working in America today. Professor Clarence Shole Johnson offers a reading of his important contributions to philosophy in this benchmark, thought provoking book. After a brief biographical sketch, Johnson leads us through a comprehensive examination of West's philosophy from his conceptions of pragmatism, existentialism, Marxism and Prophetic Christianity to his persuasive writings on black-Jewish relations, affirmative action, and the role of black intellectuals. Special focus is given to West's writings on ethics and social justice...

This is a survey of the political thought of a selection of influential black thinkers in provocative exploration of the black radical tradition as it has evolved in the Caribbean, Africa and the United States. Each chapter focuses on key figures or social movement including the slave Cugoano, the American anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett, C.L.R. James, W.E.B. DuBois, former leader of the anti-colonial movement in Tanzania Julius Nyerere, Walter Rodney, the political philosophy of Rastafari and the activist-musican Bob Marley. This book should be of interest to anyone interested in...

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