Race and Racism in Modern Philosophy

by Andrew Valls (Editor)

Is modern philosophy racist? Do such canonical philosophers as Descartes, Hobbes, Leibniz, Spinoza, the British Empiricists, and the German Idealists lend support, if only indirectly, to racist doctrines? Or do their ideas contain the resources to critique or even reject racist theories? An innovative and substantial intervention in critical race theory, Race and Racism in Modern Philosophy brings together an impressive roster of thinkers to trace the question of race in modern philosophical inquiry and explore its influence on contemporary philosophy. From Locke's treatment of the issue of slavery and Descartes's silence on the issue to Hegel's philosophy of religion and Nietzsche's "racial profiling," this book illuminates the complex relationship between race and philosophy.

Genres: Philosophy, Race, History

302 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Jonathan.hussain · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent collection of essays. Each one analyzes the role of race and/or racism in the life and work of a major philosopher. Very insightful.

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

An excellent collection of essays. Each one analyzes the role of race and/or racism in the life and work of a major philosopher. Very insightful.

[Jessica Zu · Rating 5 out of 5]

enlightening, empowering, a must-read for all human beings

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I have read only 6 of the 13 essays in this volume, They've been uniformly pretty excellent.