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Lewis R. Gordon - An Introduction to Africana Philosophy - 9780521675468 - V9780521675468
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An Introduction to Africana Philosophy

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Description for An Introduction to Africana Philosophy Paperback. This undergraduate textbook offers the first comprehensive treatment of Africana philosophy. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
In this undergraduate textbook Lewis R. Gordon offers the first comprehensive treatment of Africana philosophy, beginning with the emergence of an Africana (i.e. African diasporic) consciousness in the Afro-Arabic world of the Middle Ages. He argues that much of modern thought emerged out of early conflicts between Islam and Christianity that culminated in the expulsion of the Moors from the Iberian Peninsula, and from the subsequent expansion of racism, enslavement, and colonialism which in their turn stimulated reflections on reason, liberation, and the meaning of being human. His book takes the student reader on a journey from Africa through Europe, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521675468
SKU
V9780521675468
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Ref
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About Lewis R. Gordon
Lewis R. Gordon is Professor of Philosophy, Religion, and Judaic Studies at Temple University, Philadelphia.

Reviews for An Introduction to Africana Philosophy
'Gordon's introduction to Africana philosophy is a broad interdisciplinary invitation to students and philosophers to engage in a critical reflection on the 'human condition' in Africa and the African diaspora. Students who have taken my class in African philosophy have greatly appreciated his lucid style as well as the historical and thematic analysis of the key concepts and influential scholars ... Read more

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