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Philosophy of African American Studies: Nothing Left of Blackness (African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora)
Stephen C. Ferguson
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Description for Philosophy of African American Studies: Nothing Left of Blackness (African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora)
Hardcover. Ferguson discusses philosophical issues in epistemology, philosophy of history, feminist thought and political economy in relation to African American Studies. Based on a Marxist materialist philosophical perspective, he asserts the centrality of the Black working class to Black Studies. Series: African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
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In this ground-breaking book, Stephen C. Ferguson addresses a seminal question that is too-often ignored: What should be the philosophical basis for African American studies? The volume explores philosophical issues and problems in their relationship to Black studies. Ferguson shows that philosophy is not a sterile intellectual pursuit, but a critical tool to gathering knowledge about the Black experience.
Cultural idealism in various forms has become enormously influential as a framework for Black studies. Ferguson takes on the task of demonstrating how a Marxist philosophical perspective offers a productive and fruitful way of overcoming the limitations ... Read more
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137549969
SKU
V9781137549969
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Ref
99-1
About Stephen C. Ferguson
Stephen C. Ferguson II is Associate Professor in Liberal Studies at North Carolina A & T State University, USA. He is the co-author of Beyond The White Shadow: Philosophy, Sports and the African American Experience with John McClendon. He has written for Socialism & Democracy, Cultural Logic, and The Black Scholar, among other journals.
Reviews for Philosophy of African American Studies: Nothing Left of Blackness (African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora)
“Stephen C. Ferguson II convincingly presents a fivefold argument, focusing his critique on Afrocentricity as articulated by Dr. Molefi Kete Asante … . Philosophy of African American Studies is essential and significant reading for persons deeply committed to overcoming the bourgeois specifications and ideological weaknesses Ferguson analyzes, and to moving the field forward.” (Charisse Burden-Stelly, Science & Society, Vol. 83 ... Read more