Cornel West & philosophy : the quest for social justice / Clarence Sholé Johnson.

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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Cornel West's Philosophical Writingsand Social Justice; 1. Pragmatism and Existentialism; Introduction; Situating West as Pragmatist; West's Purpose in His Philosophy; West and Black Nihilism; Prophetic Pragmatism and the Resolution of Black Nihilism; The Effectiveness (or Otherwise) of West's Proposed Solution; Conclusion; 2. Humanistic Scholarship and Praxis; Introduction; The Central Features of Humanism; The Elements of West's Humanism.

Illustrations of West's Humanistic Concerns: Challenges to Social ChangeThe Political Challenge and the Black Intellectual; West's Humanism: Congruence or Divergence between Rhetoric and Practice?; 3. Black Prophetic Christianity and Marxist Social Thought; Introduction; African American Critical Thought and Liberation from Oppression; Black Prophetic Christianity and Progressive Marxist Thought: A Proposed Synthesis; The Seductiveness of Marxian Solutions to Black Oppression; Counterhegemonic Activities and Black Liberation; Du Bois and West: A Contrast in Marxian Motivations.

Theorizing OppressionConclusion; 4. Black-Jewish Conflict and Dialogue; Introduction; Black Misperception and Misrepresentation of Jews; Jewish Misperception and Misrepresentation of Blacks; Supplementing West's Diagnosis: One Substantive Issue between Blacks and Jews that Drew Upon Known Stereotypes; Dialogue (or Conversation), Perception, and Cognitive Belief; Conceptual Problems Surrounding Leadership and Dialogue; Conclusion; 5. Affirmative Action and Proto-Marxism; Introduction; Historicizing Race-Based Affirmative Action Policy; West's Alternative Class-Based Affirmative Action Proposal.

The Peculiarities of Black ExperiencesThe Peculiarities of Women's Experiences; Implications for West's Proto-Marxian Outlook; Conclusion; 6. Modernity, Philosophy, and Race(ism); Introduction; From Raciology to Racism and White Supremacy: A Survey; Modern Philosophy and the Sanctification of White Supremacy; Significance of the Foregoing for Morality and Public Policy; Implications of ""Enlightenment"" Philosophy for West's Concern with Social Justice; Postscript: West, Public Intellectualism, and the HarvardControversy; The Politics of Scholarship.

Public Intellectualism as Legitimate ScholarshipTraditional Scholarship and Insurgency Politics; Resolution: Redefining Scholarship; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.

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