Cornel West



Cornel West

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born June 02, 1953
gender male
place of birth Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
website http://www.cornelwest.com
genre Nonfiction

about this author

Cornel Ronald West is an American scholar and public intellectual. Formerly at Harvard University, West is currently a professor of Religion at Princeton. West says his intellectual contributions draw from such diverse traditions as the African American Baptist Church, Marxism, pragmatism, transcendentalism, and Anton Chekhov.

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avg rating: 3.94 | 850 ratings | 21 distinct works
Race Matters Race Matters (Hardcover)
by Cornel West
avg rating 3.97 — 119 ratings — published 2001
3 editions
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Democracy Matters: Winning the... Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism (Hardcover)
by Cornel West
avg rating 3.65 — 46 ratings — published 2004
5 editions
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The Future of the Race The Future of the Race (Paperback)
by Henry Louis Gates Jr, Cornel West
avg rating 3.82 — 17 ratings — published 1997
2 editions
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Jews and Blacks: A Dialogue on... Jews and Blacks: A Dialogue on Race, Religion, and Culture in America (Paperback)
by Michael Lerner, Cornel West
avg rating 4.08 — 12 ratings — published 1996
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Out There: Marginalization and... Out There: Marginalization and Contemporary Culture (Paperback)
by Cornel West
avg rating 3.75 — 12 ratings — published 1992
2 editions
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Prophesy Deliverance: An Afro-... Prophesy Deliverance: An Afro-American Revolutionary Christianity (Paperback)
by Cornel West
avg rating 4.00 — 10 ratings — published 2002
2 editions
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Keeping Faith: Philosophy and ... Keeping Faith: Philosophy and Race in America (Paperback)
by Cornel West
avg rating 3.89 — 9 ratings — published 1994
2 editions
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The American Evasion of Philos... The American Evasion of Philosophy: A Genealogy of Pragmatism (Wisconsin Project on American Writers)
by Cornel West
avg rating 3.78 — 9 ratings — published 1989
3 editions
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Prophetic Thought in Postmoder... Prophetic Thought in Postmodern Times (Beyond Eurocentrism and Multiculturalism, Vol 1)
by Cornel West
avg rating 4.12 — 8 ratings — published 1993
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The War Against Parents The War Against Parents (Paperback)
by Cornel West
avg rating 3.67 — 6 ratings — published 1999
2 editions
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quotes by Cornel West

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"I have tried to be a [wo]man of letters in love with ideas in order to be a wiser more loving person, hoping to leave the world just a little better than I found it."
Cornel West
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"Music at its best...is the grand archeology into and transfiguration of our guttural cry, the great human effort to grasp in time our deepest passions and yearnings as prisoners of time. Profound music leads us--beyond language--to the dark roots of our scream and the celestial
heights of our silence. "
Cornel West (The Cornel West Reader)
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"The country is in deep trouble. We've forgotten that a rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better than you found it. We need the courage to question the powers that be, the courage to be impatient with evil and patient with people, the courage to fight for social justice. In many instances we will be stepping out on nothing, and just hoping to land on something. But that's the struggle. To live is to wrestle with despair, yet never allow despair to have the last word."
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