Overview
Makes the case that that Western intellectual culture, especially in the American social world, is thoroughly racist.
Examines prominent Western intellectuals, including John Stuart Mill, Milton Friedman, and John Rawls, and exhibits the racism inherent in their thought.
Explains that such racism does not appear in prominent, more indigenous American thinkers, including W.E.B Dubois, John Dewey, and Ta-Nehisi Coates among others.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Our Problem, Our Justice, Our Past
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Front Matter
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Our Problem, Our Responsibility, Our Future
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Back Matter
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About this book
Some American intellectual traditions, although pristine in appearance, are racist at their core. This book reveals the racism inherent in those Platonist and Enlightenment moral traditions that motivate much contemporary rhetoric. Part One contains five chapters of substantial critique, while Part Two contains four chapters of constructive suggestion explaining how indigenous American traditions of thought about morality avoid the racism of conventional Western moral thought that dominates political rhetoric. This book, because of its focus, thesis, and brevity, will be useful in a number of academic contexts, including political science, American studies, philosophy, sociology, and also to the larger educated public.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Stuart Rosenbaum is Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University, USA. He has previously authored the titles Pragmatism and the Reflective Life (2009) and Recovering Integrity (2015), in addition to various edited volumes and journal articles over many years.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Race, Justice and American Intellectual Traditions
Authors: Stuart Rosenbaum
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76198-5
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76197-8Published: 01 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76198-5Published: 17 February 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 120
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, US Politics