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Caliban’s Reason
Introducing Afro-Caribbean Philosophy
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Artikel-Nr:
9780415926461
Veröffentl:
2000
Erscheinungsdatum:
07.03.2000
Seiten:
318
Autor:
Paget Henry
Gewicht:
522 g
Format:
228x153x23 mm
Sprache:
Deutsch
Beschreibung:
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).
"Caliban's Reason" introduces the general reader to Afro-Caribbean philosophy. In this ground-breaking work, Paget Henry traces the roots of this discourse in traditional African thought and in the Christian and Enlightenment traditions of Western Europe. Since Afro-Caribbean thought is inherently hybrid in nature and marked by strong competition between its European and African orientations, Henry highlights its four main influences--traditional African philosophy, the Afro-Christian school, Poeticism and Historicism--as his organizing principle for discussion. Offering a critical assessment of such writers as Wilson Harris, Derek Walcott, Edward Blyden, C.L.R. James and George Padmore, "Caliban's Reason" renders a much-needed portrait of Afro-Caribbean philosophy and fills a significant gap in the field.
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