Of Hope and Faith and Love
Rhetorical Coherence in Cornel West's Politics of Convergence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2384776 |
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| Authors | Mark Lawrence Mcphail (Miami University) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 448-462 |
| Publication date | 2002-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10778004008004004 |
| OpenAlex | W2042312862 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
In Race Matters, Cornel West argued that a politics of convergence will be at the center of any significant social transformation of race relations in America and that such a politics must be grounded in a "love ethic." West's analyses of race relations reveal a qualitative approach to inquiry that emphasizes the moral foundations and implications of knowledge and establishes a space for critical inquiry that focuses on issues of difference, identity, and democracy. This article explicates the epistemological assumptions and rhetorical implications of West's "politics of convergence" to suggest that it offers an enhanced understanding of race, freedom, and community in America
Convergence (economics · Democracy · Epistemology · Faith · Identity politics · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Rhetorical question · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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