I Am Because We Are: Readings in Black Philosophy

I Am Because We Are: Readings in Black Philosophy
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This anthology of writings by prominent black thinkers from antiquity to the present makes the case for a central tradition of black philosophy, rooted in Africa and distinct from the intellectual heritage of the West. The work is divided geographically, and to some extent historically, into three partsâ€•Africa, the Caribbean, and North America. Readings range from the Egyptian Teachings of Ptahhotep to essays on negritude by LÃ©opold SÃ©dar Senghor and Wole Soyinka to proposals for the transformation of Western ideas and values by bell hooks, Cornel West, and Molefi Kete Asante.

The editors argue that despite their remarkable diversity of origin, style, and method, these writings constitute a tradition because they share a fundamental philosophical preoccupation with the meaning of individual life in community. It is a tradition that foregrounds social and ethical issues and sees the philosopher as mediatorâ€•between individual and society, between colonizer and colonized, and between different cultures.
Country USA
Brand Brand: University of Massachusetts Press
Manufacturer University of Massachusetts Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber new-Feb172017-c0048713
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780870239656
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: University of Massachusetts Press
Manufacturer	University of Massachusetts Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	new-Feb172017-c0048713
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780870239656
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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