This volume provides an introduction to the concept of race within philosophy. It gives an overview of the most important contributions by continental philosophers to the understanding or race (focusing on Kant, Du Bois, Senghor, Sartre and Schutz) as well as presenting a general review of recent philosophical discussions.
About the Author
Robert Bernasconi is Lillian and Morrie Moss Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis. He has published numerous articles and collections including The Question of Language in Heidegger's History of Being (1985), and Heidegger in Question (1993).
Features
Provides an introduction to the concept of race within philosophy.
Gives an overview of the most important contributions by continental philosophers to the understanding of race.
Presents a general review of recent philosophical discussions.
Moves the debate forward by including new contributions by some of the leading theorists.
