Three Recent Texts in Africana Philosophy: Overcoming Disciplinary Decadence
The following essay is a review of three recent texts in Africana philosophy. These three texts are united by the overarching theme of the teleological suspension of mainstream philosophy. Lewis Gordon takes a global approach to Africana philosophy and his text engages the issue of the historiograph...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Indiana University Press
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of World Philosophies |
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.iu.edu/iupjournals/index.php/jwp/article/view/630/85 |
| Summary: | The following essay is a review of three recent texts in Africana philosophy. These three texts are united by the overarching theme of the teleological suspension of mainstream philosophy. Lewis Gordon takes a global approach to Africana philosophy and his text engages the issue of the historiography of Africana philosophy; George Yancy’s approach is situated within the subtradition of African American philosophy and his text pursues a critical Africana study of the existential reality of whiteness; and Neil Roberts situates his work within the subtradition of Afro-Caribbean philosophy, with the declared goal of tackling the concept of freedom. |
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| ISSN: | 2474-1795 |