This collection of essays by American philosopher Alain Locke (1885-1954) makes readily available for the first time his important writings on cultural pluralism, value relativism, and critical relativism. As a black philosopher early in this century, Locke was a pioneer: having earned both undergraduate and doctoral degrees at Harvard, he was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, studied at the University of Berlin, and chaired the Philosophy Department at Howard University for almost four decades. He was perhaps best known as a ...
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This collection of essays by American philosopher Alain Locke (1885-1954) makes readily available for the first time his important writings on cultural pluralism, value relativism, and critical relativism. As a black philosopher early in this century, Locke was a pioneer: having earned both undergraduate and doctoral degrees at Harvard, he was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, studied at the University of Berlin, and chaired the Philosophy Department at Howard University for almost four decades. He was perhaps best known as a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance. LockeOCOs works in philosophyOComany previously unpublishedOCoconceptually frame the Harlem Renaissance and New Negro movement and provide an Afro-American critique of pragmatism and value absolutism, and also offer a view of identity, communicative competency, and contextualism. In addition, his major works on the nature of race, race relations, and the role of race-conscious literature are presented to demonstrate the application of his philosophy. LockeOCOs commentaries on the major philosophers of his day, including James, Royce, Santayana, Perry, and Ehrenfels help tell the story of his relationship to his former teachers and his theoretical affinities. In his substantial Introduction and interpretive concluding chapter, Leonard Harris describes LockeOCOs life, evaluates his role as an American philosopher and theoretician of the Harlem Renaissance, situates him in the pragmatist tradition, and outlines his affinities with modern deconstructionist ideas. A chronology of the philosopherOCOs life and bibliography of his works are also provided. Although much has been written about Alain Locke, this is the first book to focus on his philosophical contributions."
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Very Good-in Very Good-dust jacket. 0877225842. 8vo 8"-9" tall; 332 pages; 1989 Temple University Press. HC/DJ. 1st edition. Soundly bound and clean in original pictorial dust jacket. Just a hint of sunning to jacket spine and a tiny nick bottom edge. Light pencil checks and pencil underlining appears to be confined to the introduction. Primary text unmarked. VG-/VG-
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Black and white cartoons. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. pp. 332. Gift inscribed and signed by Leonard Harris (Editor). Some of the pages stating to tan. Discusses Locke's life and views and their impact on American philosophy, as well as his role in the Harlem Renaissance.
