15-365 African-American Philosophy

Students examine the ideas of 19th and 20th century African-American philosophers, the issues raised and the problems they attempt to resolve. Examples include philosophical confrontations with slavery and racism (W.E.B. Dubois, Martin Luther King, Jr.), pragmatism and race (Alain Locke, Cornell West), gender and race (Angela Davis, bell hooks) and phenomenology and existential philosophy (Lewis Gordon).

Credits

3

Prerequisite

15-110 or consent of the instructor.