Lewis Gordon Quotes on Knowledge
Lewis Gordon is a Jamaican-American philosopher, professor at the University of Connecticut, and one of the most important figures in contemporary Africana philosophy, black existentialism, and phenomenology. This page collects quotes attributed to Lewis Gordon on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Lewis Gordon:
“Disciplinary decadence is the elevation of method over the search for truth.”
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Attributed to Lewis Gordon:
“To philosophize from below is to philosophize from where the world denies one is allowed to begin.”
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Attributed to Lewis Gordon:
“Reason is not white; reason is the property of every being who claims it.”
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“Four-point-two kilometres is a long way for a frozen body to sink.”
p 1, describing his North Pole swim (2007) -
“p 1, describing his North Pole swim (2007)”
Four-point-two kilometres is a long way for a frozen body to sink. -
“p 9, reflecting on his father's near-drowning off the Australian coast”
My love for the water would always be tempered by respect for dangers that must never be underestimated. -
“p 21, describing his father”
Always when we walked, it was clear to me how much he loved nature, wild flowers, animals in their natural habitat and the simple pleasures of a beautiful sunset. My love for the environment did not develop out of a vacuum.