Cornel West b. 1953
Cornel West (born 1953) is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Pragmatism and Political Philosophy.
Cornel West is an American philosopher, theologian, and public intellectual whose work brings together pragmatism, the African-American intellectual tradition, and prophetic Christianity. Race Matters, written in the wake of the 1992 Los Angeles uprising, became a touchstone of late-twentieth-century American racial discourse, while The American Evasion of Philosophy reread the pragmatist tradition from Emerson to Du Bois as a prophetic philosophy of resistance and hope. He has taught at Princeton, Harvard, Yale, and Union Theological Seminary, and has been a tireless public voice on questions of justice, democracy, and the moral life.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Pragmatism, Political Philosophy
Selected quotes
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“Justice is what love looks like in public.”
Brother West (2009), p. 232 -
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“Tenderness is what love feels like in private.”
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“Race matters in American history because race has always mattered.”
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“Hope is a verb as much as it is a noun.”
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Attributed to Cornel West:
“To be human is to suffer, to shudder, and yet to keep on keeping on.”
Frequently asked about Cornel West
- When was Cornel West born?
- Cornel West was born in 1953.
- Where was Cornel West from?
- Cornel West is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Cornel West associated with?
- Cornel West is associated with Pragmatism and Political Philosophy.
- What is Cornel West known for?
- Cornel West is an American philosopher, theologian, and public intellectual whose work brings together pragmatism, the African-American intellectual tradition, and prophetic Christianity.
- How many quotes are attributed to Cornel West?
- There are 15 attributed quotations from Cornel West in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.