African American Philosophers and Philosophy: An Introduction to the History, Concepts, and Contemporary Issues - Couverture rigide

Ferguson II, Stephen; McClendon III, John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1350057940 ISBN 13 : 9781350057944

Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019

Synopsis

This book presents the first introduction to African American academic philosophers, exploring their concepts and ideas and revealing the critical part they have played in the formation of philosophy in the USA.

The book begins with the early years of educational attainment by African American philosophers in the 1860s. To demonstrate the impact of their philosophical work on general problems in the discipline, chapters are broken down into four major areas of study: Axiology, Social Science, Philosophy of Religion and Philosophy of Science. Providing personal narratives on individual philosophers and examining the work of figures such as H. T. Johnson, William D. Johnson, Joyce Mitchell Cooke, Adrian Piper, William R. Jones, Roy D. Morrison, Eugene C. Holmes, and William A. Banner, the book challenges the myth that philosophy is exclusively a white academic discipline. Packed with examples of struggles and triumphs, this engaging introduction is a much-needed approach to studying philosophy today.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Stephen C. Ferguson II is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at North Carolina State University, USA. He is co-author with John H. McClendon III of African American Philosophers and Philosophy (2019).

John H. McClendon III is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University. His areas of interests include: African American philosophers and philosophical traditions; African philosophy, Marxism, philosophy of sports and the African American experience; philosophy of religion and African Americans. He is the author of the following books, Black Christology and the Quest for Authenticity: A Philosophical Appraisal (Lexington Books, 2019) Philosophy of Religion and the African American Experience: Conversations with My Christian Friends (Brill/Rodopi, 2017), C. L. R. James's Notes on Dialectics: Left-Hegelianism or Marxism-Leninism (Lexington Books, 2005) and Beyond the White Shadow: Philosophy, Sports, and the African-American Experience, which he co-authored with Dr. Stephen C. Ferguson II (Kendall Hunt, 2012). Former Co-editor of the American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Philosophy of the Black Experience, and presently Co-Editor of the African American Philosophy Series for Brill Publishers; Consulting Editor of the Journal of the American Philosophical Association, Advisory Board Member of Blackpast.Org; member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal, Cultural Logic and serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal on African Philosophy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Academic
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1350057940
• ISBN 13: 9781350057944
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: EDITIONS GALLIMARD; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8.; Assago Milano; 20090; Italie