Caliban's Reason
Introducing Afro-Caribbean Philosophy
1st Edition
Published on 7. March 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
318 pages
978-0-415-92646-1 (ISBN)
Description
Paget introduces the general reader to Afro-Caribbean philosophy in this ground-breaking work. Since Afro-Caribbean thought is inherently hybrid in nature, he traces the roots of this discourse in traditional African thought and in the Christian and Enlightenment traditions of Western Europe.
Reviews / Votes
"...this volume is a cutting-edge contribution to the debate on African ethnophilosophy." -- Choice"Paget Henry refines the intellectual life of the Caribbean like an alchemist [which results] in a high level of sophistication and reflexivity. The result is both a revealing work of intellectual history, and a new impetus in philosophy." -- Randall Collins, author of TheSociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory ofIntellectual Change
"...will provoke lively discussion and stimulate a healthy debate about the process and content of Caribbean creolization and philosophy." -- Roberto Marquez, William R. Kenan Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Mount Holyoke College
"...this volume is a cutting-edge contribution to the debate on African enthophilosophy." -- T.L. Lott, San Jose State University
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
466 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-92646-1 (9780415926461)
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Person
Paget Henry is Professor of Africana Studies and Sociology at Brown University. He is author of PeripheralCapitalism and Underdevelopment in Antigua (1985) and co- editor of Newer Caribbean: Decolonization, Democracy andDevelopment (1983) and C.L.R. James' Caribbean (1992).
Content
Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Part I: Sampling the Founding Texts 1. The African Philosophical Heritage 2. C. L. R. James, African, and Afro-Caribbean Philosophy 3. Frantz Fanon, African and Afro-Caribbean Philosophy 4. Wilson Harris and Caribbean Poeticism Part II: Unity, Rationality and African Thought 5. Sylvia Wynter: Poststructuralism and Postcolonial Thought 6. Afro-American Philosophy: A Caribbean Perspective 7. Habermas, Phenomenology, and Rationality: An Africana Contribution Part III: Reconstructing Caribbean Historiciam 8. Pan-Africanism and Philosophy: Race, Class, and Development 9. Caribbean Marxism: After the Neoliberal and Linguistic Turns 10. Caribbean Historicism: Toward Reconstruction Conclusion Notes Index