The Critical Pragmatism of Alain Locke

A Reader on Value Theory, Aesthetics, Community, Culture, Race, and Education
Herausgeber: Harris, Leonard

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Produktbeschreibung

In its comprehensive overview of Alain Locke's pragmatist philosophy this book captures the radical implications of Locke's approach within pragmatism, the critical temper embedded in Locke's works, the central role of power and empowerment of the oppressed and the concept of broad democracy Locke employed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 161mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 671g
• ISBN-13: 9780847688074
• ISBN-10: 0847688070
• Artikelnr.: 22153429

Autorenporträt

Leonard Harris is professor of philosophy and director of the African American Studies and Research Center at Purdue University. Among his numerous books are The Philosophy of Alain Locke: Harlem Renaissance and Beyond, Philosophy Born of Struggle: An Anthology of Afro-American Philosophy from 1917, and most recently The Conception of Racism.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Part I: Critical Pragmatism and Value Theory Chapter 2 Another
Pragmatism: Alain Locke, Critical "Race" Theory, and the Politics of
Culture Chapter 3 Struggling with Stereotypes: The Problems of Representing
a Collective Identity Chapter 4 Values and Language: Toward a Theory of
Translation for Alain Locke Chapter 5 African Art and the Harlem
Renaissance: Alain Locke, Melville Herskovits, Roger Fry, Albert C. Barnes
Chapter 6 Alain Lockes' Multicultural Philosophy of Value: A Transformative
Guide for the Twenty-First Century Part 7 Part II: Aesthetics Chapter 8
Pragmatist Aesthetics: Roots and Radicalism Chapter 9 Alain Locke,
Essentialism, and the Notion of a Black Aesthetic Chapter 10 Aesthetics and
the Issue of Identity Chapter 11 Open-Textured Aesthetic Boundaries:
Matters of Art, Race, and Culture Part 12 Part III: Community and Culture
Chapter 13 Two Lockes, Two Keys: Tolerance and Reciprocity in a Culture of
Democracy Chapter 14 Alain Locke and Walt Whitman: Manifestos and National
Identity Chapter 15 Alain Locke: Philosophical "Midwife" of the Harlem
Renaissance Chapter 16 Alain Locke: A Sociocultural Conception of Race
Chapter 17 Instrumental Relativism and Cultivated Pluralism: Alain Locke
and Philosophy's Quest for a Common World Part 18 Part IV: Edification and
Education Chapter 19 Adult Education and Democratic Values: Alain Locke on
the Nature and Purpose of Adult Education for African Americans Chapter 20
Alain Locke and His Contributions to Black Studies Chapter 21 Andragogy and
the Education of African American Adults Chapter 22 Alain Locke: A Paradigm
for Transformative Education-Addressing the Relationship of Knowledge to
Social Concerns Part 23 Part V: Paradoxes, Dilemmas, and Critiques Chapter
24 Values, Imperatives, and the Imperative of Democratic Values Chapter 25
Meaning in an Epistemic System Chapter 26 Alain Locke: Critical Relativism
and Multicultural Education Part 27 Part VI: Postscript Chapter 28 Alain
Locke Remembered