Cornel West. West is a 1973 graduate of Harvard University and received his Ph.D. at Princeton University. He is currently a professor of African American Studies at Princeton and of Religious Philosophy and Christian Studies at the Union Theological Seminary in New York.
What is philosophy about for Cornel West?
One can say that for West, philosophy is intertwined with the political aspect of human existence. While he states that ‘philosophy is about finitude and our being towards death’, it seems that for West, philosophy is ultimately about 'the preservation of the fragile structure of democracy in the face of dogmatism, white supremacy, imperialism and domination'. West promotes dialogue and the resistance against dogmatism.
[Based on views expressed in the film The Examined Life (2008)]
--MW
What is philosophy about for Cornel West?
One can say that for West, philosophy is intertwined with the political aspect of human existence. While he states that ‘philosophy is about finitude and our being towards death’, it seems that for West, philosophy is ultimately about 'the preservation of the fragile structure of democracy in the face of dogmatism, white supremacy, imperialism and domination'. West promotes dialogue and the resistance against dogmatism.
[Based on views expressed in the film The Examined Life (2008)]
--MW