Kwame Anthony Appiah
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 92329 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kwame Anthony Appiah |
| PRENOMES | Kwame Anthony |
| SOBRENOME | Appiah |
| ASSINATURA | APPIAH K A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Princeton University |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 61 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 424 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 59 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 3 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1989 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Captive Gods
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah explores how early social scientists developed our modern understandings of society through their theories of religion The foundations of modern social science were built on the study of religion, the acclaimed thinker Kwame Anthony Appiah argues. Delving into the intellectual currents of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, he investigates how formative thinkers—notably Edward Burnett Tylor, Émile Durkhe…
Understanding racism
This article defends an account of racism as centrally an ideology, a system of illusory ideas. It argues that the relevant ideology has the effect of oppressing people of some racial identities, an idea it explains and explores. It defines ‘racialism’ as a kind of essentialism about racial identities and argues that it is false. Both racialism and the vice of racism, which consists of having morally impermissible attitudes to people in virtue of…
Is the Post- in Postmodernism the Post- in Postcolonial?
Is the Post- in Postmodernism the Post- in Postcolonial? - 1
Experiments in political theory
Experiments in Political Theory
Philosophy, the Humanities & the Life of Freedom
Humanistic disciplines have family resemblances rather than a simple shared common aim or method, and, like literal family resemblances, these have an explanation that comes from their historical relationships to one another. Philosophy, in particular, is closely connected to the sciences it has spun off over the centuries, but remains distinct from them, because normative inquiry uses methods different from those of any contemporary science. But…
Afterword
Appiah uses a trip to attend a family wedding as a departure point for meditations on the nature of overlapping and conflicting claims of belonging.
Racial Identity and Racial Identification
This chapter argues that racial identities could persist even if nobody believed in racial essences, provided both ascription and identification continue. Collective identities differ, of course, in lots of ways; the body is central to race, gender, and sexuality but not so central to class and ethnicity. The large collective identities that call for recognition come with notions of how a proper person of that kind behaves: it is not that there i…
Cosmopolitanisms
Cosmopolitanism is less an ideal than a description. It merely assumes that wherever and whenever history has set peoples in motion across national boundaries, sometimes by force, many of them and their descendants will show signs of divided loyalties and a hybrid identity. Cosmopolitanism should no longer be conceived as singular—an overrriding loyalty to humanity as a whole—but plural. Instead of an unhealthily skinny ethical abstraction, we no…
Buying Freedom
The Lies that Bind
What Is a Science of Religion
Modern sociology and anthropology proposed from their very beginnings a scientific study of religion. This paper discusses attempts to understand religion in this ‘scientific’ way. I start with a classical canon of anthropology and sociology of religion, in the works of E. B. Tylor (1832–1917), Max Weber (1864–1920) and Émile Durkheim (1858–1917). Science aims to be a discourse that transcends local identities; it is deeply cosmopolitan. To offer…
Cosmopolitanism and Convergence
In a wide-ranging discussion Homi Bhabha and Anthony Appiah reflect on the present moment in the humanities, in African-American Studies, in philosophy and literary studies, and in politics around the world. Among the topics they discuss are: honor and dignity and their relation to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; teaching in an increasingly diverse university; the role of the Internet in shaping culture and politics; challenges to legi…
Lines of Descent
W. E. B. Du Bois never felt so at home as when he was a student in Berlin. Germany was the first place white people had treated him as an equal. But anti-Semitism was prevalent, and Du Bois' challenge, says Kwame Anthony Appiah, was to take the best of German intellectual life without its parochialism--to steal the fire without getting burned
The Democratic Spirit
There is a famous paradox about democracy: most forms of participation make no obvious difference to political outcomes and yet people act anyway. I argue that they are more likely to act politically if they have certain attitudes and commitments; and that productive attitudes of the right kind can be sustained by a culture in which two kinds of honor are central. One kind of honor is collective: it is the honor of nations, which is the concern o…
Misunderstanding cultures
This article aims to explain why the idea of the West is, for historical and philosophical reasons, an obstacle to dealing with the dangers posed by radical Islamists. Every proposed theory of the West has to account for the great internal cultural diversity both of European cultures and of those influenced by them around the world; and every serious historical account both of Europe and of Islam has to recognize the long-standing, substantial an…
Becoming Worthy Ancestors
Why does it matter that nations should care for their archives, and that they should develop a sense of shared identity? And why should these processes take place in the public domain? How can nations possibly speak about a shared sense of identity in pluralistic societies where individuals and groups have multiple identities? And how can such conversations be given relevance in public discussions of reconciliation and development in South Africa…
“Group Rights” and Racial Affirmative Action
Encyclopedia of Africa
The Encyclopedia of Africa presents the most up-to-date and thorough reference on this region of ever-growing importance in world history, politics, and culture. Its core is comprised of the entries focusing on African history and culture from OUP's acclaimed five-volume Africana - nearly two-thirds of these 1,300 entries have been updated, revised, and expanded to reflect the most recent scholarship. Articles cover prominent individuals, events,…
Whose Culture Is It?
procession: They are called cultural he said, but they had origins he could not contemplate without horror. Benjamin's provocation has now become a commonplace. These days, museum curators have grown uneasily self-conscious about the origins of such cultural treasures, especially those that are archaeological in nature or that come from the global south. A former curator of the Getty Museum is now on trial in Rome, charged with illegally removing…
Cosmopolitanism, Translation and Literary Studies
Experimental moral psychology
Ciudadanos del mundo
Reconstructing Racial Identities
In My Father's House
Is the Post- in Postmodernism the Post- in Postcolonial
Cosmopolitan Patriots
Lines of Descent
W. E. B. Du Bois never felt so at home as when he was a student in Berlin. Germany was the first place white people had treated him as an equal. But anti-Semitism was prevalent, and Du Bois' challenge, says Kwame Anthony Appiah, was to take the best of German intellectual life without its parochialism--to steal the fire without getting burned
Liberalism, Individuality, and Identity
The politics of identity
Thick Translation
Comprendre les réparations
Cet article présente une analyse préliminaire de la logique morale qui sous-tend les revendications de réparations de groupe pour les violations massives des droits de l’homme telles que l’esclavage, l’apartheid, le colonialisme et le génocide. Je commence par la justification des réparations dans des cas individuels. Typiquement, un « auteur » fait du tort à une victime, puis offre une réparation à cette victime. J’examine un certain nombre de r…
Encyclopedia of Africa
The Encyclopedia of Africa presents the most up-to-date and thorough reference on this region of ever-growing importance in world history, politics, and culture. Its core is comprised of the entries focusing on African history and culture from OUP's acclaimed five-volume Africana - nearly two-thirds of these 1,300 entries have been updated, revised, and expanded to reflect the most recent scholarship. Articles cover prominent individuals, events,…
Cosmopolitanism and Convergence
In a wide-ranging discussion Homi Bhabha and Anthony Appiah reflect on the present moment in the humanities, in African-American Studies, in philosophy and literary studies, and in politics around the world. Among the topics they discuss are: honor and dignity and their relation to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; teaching in an increasingly diverse university; the role of the Internet in shaping culture and politics; challenges to legi…
Cosmopolitanism
This brilliant, cross-disciplinary work challenges the separatist doctrines which have come to dominate our understanding of the world. Appiah revives the ancient philosophy of Cosmopolitanism, which dates back to the Cynics of the 4th century, as a means of understanding the complex world of today. Arguing that we concentrate too much on what makes us different rather than recognizing our common humanity, Appiah explores how we can act ethically…
The Democratic Spirit
There is a famous paradox about democracy: most forms of participation make no obvious difference to political outcomes and yet people act anyway. I argue that they are more likely to act politically if they have certain attitudes and commitments; and that productive attitudes of the right kind can be sustained by a culture in which two kinds of honor are central. One kind of honor is collective: it is the honor of nations, which is the concern o…
Buying Freedom
Foreword by Kevin Bales vii Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah and Martin Bunzl 1 PART I: THE ECONOMICS OF REDEMPTION 7 Chapter 1: Some Simple Analytics of Slave Redemption by Dean S. Karlan and Alan B. Krueger 9 Chapter 2: Slave Redemption When It Takes Time to Redeem Slaves by Carol Ann Rogers and Kenneth A. Swinnerton 20 Chapter 3: An Exploration of the Worst Forms of Child Labor: Is Redemption a Viable Option? by Arnab K. Basu and Nancy H. …
The Dictionary of Global Culture
Navigating the Topology of Race
Beyond Boundaries, Beyond the Whale
The Conservation of "Race"
Is the Post- in Postmodernism the Post- in Postcolonial
Race and Reason
Thick Translation
Beyond Boundaries, Beyond the Whale
Multiculturalism
Navigating the Topology of Race
In My Father's House
African identities
It is, of course, true that the African identity is still in the making. There isn't a final identity that is African. But, at the same time, there is an identity coming into existence. And it has a certain context and a certain meaning. Because if somebody meets me, say, in a shop in Cambridge, he says “Are you from Africa?” Which means that Africa means something to some people. Each of these tags has a meaning, and a penalty and a responsibili…
Richard Wright
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison: Critical Perspectives Past and Present. Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and K. Anthony Appiah. New York: Amistad Press, 1993. xiii + 437 pages. $14.95. Get access Toni Morrison: Critical Perspectives Past and Present. Edited by Henry Louis Gates and K. Anthony Appiah. New York: Amistad Press, 1993. xiii + 437 pages. $14.95. Kimberly Drake Kimberly Drake University of California, Berkeley Search for other works by this author on: O…
Langston Hughes
Jenna Ivers; Langston Hughes: Critical Perspectives Past and Present. Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and K.A. Appiah. New York: Amistad Press, 1993. xii
Preliminary thoughts on liberal education1
The Dictionary of Global Culture
Cosmopolitan Patriots
Race, Pluralism, and Afrocentricity
Color Conscious
Race, Culture, Identity
The Tanner Lectures are a collection of educational and scientific discussions relating to human values. Conducted by leaders in their fields
Patriotas cosmopolitas
O autor examina as relações lógicas entre os valores e as idéias que sustentam o cosmopolitismo, o patriotismo e o liberalismo, avançando a tese de que estes ideais e sentimentos, longe de serem intrinsecamente contraditórios, podem e devem ser usados livremente pelos homens e mulheres contemporâneos em busca de identidades que protejam suas liberdades, sua autonomia e seus compromissos com a ordem democrática e individualista
Microsoft Encarta Africana 2000
Africana
Liberalism, Individuality, and Identity
États altérés
Thinking It Through
Here is a thorough, vividly written introduction to contemporary philosophy and some of the most crucial questions of human existence: the nature of mind and knowledge, the status of moral claims, the existence of God, the role of science, and the mysteries of language, among them. In Thinking It Through, esteemed philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah shows us what it means to "do" philosophy in our time and why it should matter to anyone who wishes t…
Citizens of the World
When my father died, my sisters and I found a draft of the final message he had meant to leave us. It began with a reminder of the history of our two families, in Ghana and in England, his summary account of who we were. But then hewrote: ‘Remember that you are citizens of the world.’ And he went on to tell us that this meant that, wherever we chose to live—and, as citizens of the world, we could surely choose to live anywhere that would have us—…
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