Essay review: Cornel West on social justice.(Cornel West & Philosophy)(Book Review)

From: The Journal of African American History | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Clarence Shole Johnson, Cornel West & Philosophy. New York: Routledge, 2003 xii + 240 pp. Paper, $24.95

In the last ten years Cornel West has become a major presence as a "public intellectual." His brilliance and ability to articulate the complex lived experience of African Americans--their despair and their joy--make him one of the most influential scholars, teachers, and activists of our time. West's classroom lectures, speeches, and television appearances are occasions when he challenges his audience to think critically about some of the burning and most perplexing issues ...

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