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On Obama

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On Obama examines some of the key philosophical questions that accompany the historic emergence of the 44th US president. The purpose of this book is to take seriously the once common thought that the Obama presidency had ushered in a post-historical age. Three questions organize the argument of the book: What's living and dead in the idea of post-racialism? Did Mr. Obama's preference for problem-solving over ideological warfare mark him not just as a post-partisan figure but as a philosophical pragmatist? Did the US become post-imperial when the descendants of slaves and of British imperial subjects inhabited the White House? ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Thinking in Action
Condition
New
Number of Pages
134
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415525473
SKU
V9780415525473
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About Paul C. Taylor
Paul C. Taylor teaches philosophy and African American studies at Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Reviews for On Obama
In this work of nuanced complexity, Taylor reminds us that at its best philosophy is a supreme form of cultural criticism aimed at both slowing and making visible the currents of thought defining the eras in which we live. With that in mind, he turns his attention and ours to President Obama as the embodied nexus of both racism and ... Read more

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