Reframing the practice of philosophy : bodies of color, bodies of knowledge / edited by George Yancy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yancy, George

Series:

SUNY series, philosophy and race

SUNY series, Philosophy and race

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy and social sciences.

Minorities--United States.

Minorities.

United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 393 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2012]

Summary:

This daring and bold book is the first to create a textual space where African American and Latin American philosophers voice the complex range of their philosophical and meta-philosophical concerns, approaches, and visions. The voices within this book protest and theorize from their own standpoints, delineating the specific existential, philosophical, and professional problems they face as minority philosophical voices. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Colonization/Decolonization: Philosophy and Canon Formation

1 Alien and Alienated / Linda Martín Alcoff Alcoff, Linda Martín 23

2 Philosophy Raced, Philosophy Erased / Charles W. Mills Mills, Charles W. 45

3 Attracting Latinos/as to Philosophy: Today's Challenges / Ofelia Schutte Schutte, Ofelia 71

4 Philosophical Canons and Philosophical Traditions: The Case of Latin American Philosophy / Jorge J. E. Gracia Gracia, Jorge J. E. 87

5 Metaphilosophical Internalism and the Possibility of a Distinctive Latin American Philosophy / Jesus H. Aguilar Aguilar, Jesus H. 103

Part II Racism, the Academy, and the Practice of Philosophy

6 On the Politics of Professional Philosophy: The Plight of the African American Philosopher / John H. McClendon III McClendon, John H. III 121

7 Migrant, Migra, Mongrel: The Latin American Dishwasher, Busboy, and Colored/Ethnic/Diversity (Philosophy) Hire / Eduardo Mendieta Mendieta, Eduardo 147

8 Why Are Hispanic Philosophers Marginalized in the American Philosophical Community? / Gregory Fernando Pappas Pappas, Gregory Fernando 167

9 Philosophical Playa Hatin': Race, Respect, and the Philosophy Game / Bill E. Lawson Lawson, Bill E. 181

Part III Gender, Ethnicity, and Race

10 Toward a Place Where I Can Bring All of Me: Identity Formation and Philosophy / Jacqueline Scott Scott, Jacqueline 203

11 Re-reading Plato's Symposium through the Lens of a Black Woman / Donna-Dale Marcano Marcano, Donna-Dale 225

12 Defending Gender and Ethnic Philosophies / Oscar R. Martí Martí, Oscar R. 235

Part IV Philosophy and the Geopolitics of Knowledge Production

13 Thinking at the Limits of Philosophy and Doing Philosophy Elsewhere: From Philosophy to Decolonial Thinking / Nelson Maldonado-Torres Maldonado-Torres, Nelson 251

14 Thinking Through the Americas Today: A Philosophical Perspective / Lewis R. Gordon Gordon, Lewis R. 271

Part V Philosophy, Language, and Hegemony

15 The Social Ontology of African American Languaging, the Power of Nommo, and the Dynamics of Resistance and Identity Through Language / George Yancy Yancy, George 295

16 Language, Power, and Philosophy: Some Comments on the Exclusion of Spanish from the Philosophical Canon / Elizabeth Millán Millán, Elizabeth 327

17 Linguistic Hegemony and Linguistic Resistance: English, Spanish, and American Philosophy / José Medina Medina, José 341.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438440026

1438440022

9781438440033

1438440030

OCLC:

708762121