Do the Works of the Nationalist–Ideological Philosophers Undermine Hume’s and Kant’s Ideas About Race?
As a response to the question posed in the title, this article presents a critical assessment of how the works of the nationalist–ideological philosophers can be seen as evidence against David Hume’s and Immanuel Kant’s ideas of race. Hume and Kant have certain ideas about race; if these ideas are t...
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doaj-92ccf663f02743c2a8bb750d0e3026682020-11-25T03:41:16ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402017-03-01710.1177/2158244017700678Do the Works of the Nationalist–Ideological Philosophers Undermine Hume’s and Kant’s Ideas About Race?Ovett Nwosimiri0University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaAs a response to the question posed in the title, this article presents a critical assessment of how the works of the nationalist–ideological philosophers can be seen as evidence against David Hume’s and Immanuel Kant’s ideas of race. Hume and Kant have certain ideas about race; if these ideas are true, then there is—and indeed, can be—no African philosophy. But there is African philosophy—that of nationalist–ideological philosophy; therefore, Hume’s and Kant’s ideas about race are incorrect.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017700678 |
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Do the Works of the Nationalist–Ideological Philosophers Undermine Hume’s and Kant’s Ideas About Race? |
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do the works of the nationalist–ideological philosophers undermine hume’s and kant’s ideas about race? |
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As a response to the question posed in the title, this article presents a critical assessment of how the works of the nationalist–ideological philosophers can be seen as evidence against David Hume’s and Immanuel Kant’s ideas of race. Hume and Kant have certain ideas about race; if these ideas are true, then there is—and indeed, can be—no African philosophy. But there is African philosophy—that of nationalist–ideological philosophy; therefore, Hume’s and Kant’s ideas about race are incorrect. |
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