Overview
- Discusses philosophical issues in epistemology, philosophy of history, feminist thought and political economy in relation to African American Studies.
- Asserts the centrality of the Black working class to Black Studies.
- Engages with foundational arguments.
Part of the book series: African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora (AAPAD)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Keywords
- Black feminist theory
- epistemology
- sociology of knowledge
- objectivity
- philosophy of history
- class analysis
- materialism
- cultural relativism
- Marxism
- Afrocentricity
- Black Studies
- African American Studies
- Africana Studies
- Left-Radicalism
- Eurocentrism
- Black Radical Tradition
- Racism
- Africa
- American studies
- feminism
About this book
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 of idealism. Focusing on the hugely popular Afrocentric school of thought, this book’s engaging discussion shows that the foundational arguments of cultural idealism are based on a series of analytical
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About the author
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Philosophy of African American Studies
Book Subtitle: Nothing Left of Blackness
Authors: Stephen C. Ferguson
Series Title: African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137549976
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-54996-9Published: 22 September 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-56873-4Published: 23 January 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-54997-6Published: 16 September 2015
Series ISSN: 2945-5995
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6002
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 290
Topics: History of Philosophy, African Culture, Non-Western Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, African History