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African American critical theory
African diasporic humanism
African diasporic philosophy
African epistemologies
African moral philosophy
African ontology and ethics
African philosophical heritage
African-centered scholarship
Africana thought
anti-colonial intellectual movements
anti-racist philosophy
Black Atlantic theory
Black existential thought
Black feminist theory
Black intellectual history
Black intellectual traditions
Black modernity
Caribbean philosophical traditions
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comparative philosophy
contemporary humanist thought
critical race discourse
critical social thought
cross-cultural philosophy
cultural identity and ethics
cultural interconnectedness
cultural self-definition
decolonial theory
decolonizing the canon
diaspora studies
epistemic justice
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ethics of community
ethics of relation
global Black consciousness
global South philosophy
humanism and community
humanist philosophy reimagined
identity and belonging
indigenous knowledge systems
intellectual solidarity
intercultural dialogue
intercultural humanism
intersectional philosophy
liberation ethics
modern African thought
moral and political philosophy
Pan-African scholarship
philosophical pluralism
philosophical renewal
philosophy and cultural critique
philosophy of liberation
philosophy of race
postcolonial humanism
postcolonial philosophy
race and global thought
reconstructing humanism
relational ontology
rethinking universality
transatlantic intellectual history
transnational Black studies
Ubuntu and community
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- ISBN 9781625341761
- Weight: 747g
- Dimensions: 154 x 231mm
- Publication Date: 26 Apr 2016
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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First published in 1995, I Am Because We Are has been recognized as a major, canon-defining anthology and adopted as a text in a wide variety of college and university courses. Bringing together writings by prominent black thinkers from Africa, the Caribbean, and North America, Fred Lee Hord and Jonathan Scott Lee made the case for a tradition of ""relational humanism"" distinct from the philosophical preoccupations of the West.
Over the past twenty years, however, new scholarly research has uncovered other contributions to the discipline now generally known as ""Africana philosophy"" that were not included in the original volume. In this revised and expanded edition, Hord and Lee build on the strengths of the earlier anthology while enriching the selection of readings to bring the text into the twenty-first century. In a new introduction, the editors reflect on the key arguments of the book's central thesis, refining them in light of more recent philosophical discourse. This edition includes important new readings by Kwame Gyekye, Oyèrónké Oy ewùmí, Paget Henry, Sylvia Wynter, Toni Morrison, Charles Mills, and Tommy Curry, as well as extensive suggestions for further reading.
Over the past twenty years, however, new scholarly research has uncovered other contributions to the discipline now generally known as ""Africana philosophy"" that were not included in the original volume. In this revised and expanded edition, Hord and Lee build on the strengths of the earlier anthology while enriching the selection of readings to bring the text into the twenty-first century. In a new introduction, the editors reflect on the key arguments of the book's central thesis, refining them in light of more recent philosophical discourse. This edition includes important new readings by Kwame Gyekye, Oyèrónké Oy ewùmí, Paget Henry, Sylvia Wynter, Toni Morrison, Charles Mills, and Tommy Curry, as well as extensive suggestions for further reading.
Fred Lee Hord (Mzee Lasana Okpara) is professor of English and director of Africana studies at Knox College, USA and author of several books, including Reconstructing Memory: Black Literary Criticism.
Jonathan Scott Lee is professor of philosophy at Colorado College and author of Jacques Lacan, published by the University of Massachusetts Press, USA.
Jonathan Scott Lee is professor of philosophy at Colorado College and author of Jacques Lacan, published by the University of Massachusetts Press, USA.
