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Fanon and the Decolonization of Philosophy by Elizabeth A. Hoppe (ed.), Tracey Nicholls (ed.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Fanon and the Decolonization of Philosophy explores the range of ways in which Frantz Fanon's decolonization theory can reveal new answers to perennial philosophical questions and new paths to social justice. The aim is to show not just that Fanon's thought remains philosophically relevant, but that it is relevant to an even wider range of philosophical issues than has previously been realized. The essays in this book are written by both renowned Fanon scholars and new scholars who are emerging as experts in aspects of Fanonian thought as diverse as humanistic psychiatry, the colonial roots of racial violence and marginalization, and decolonizing possibilities in law, academia, and tourism. In addition to examining philosophical concerns that arise from political decolonization movements, many of the essays turn to the discipline of philosophy itself and take up the challenge of suggesting ways that philosophy might liberate itself from colonial―and colonizing―assumptions. This collection will be useful to those interested in political theory, feminist theory, existentialism, phenomenology, Africana studies, and Caribbean philosophy. Its Fanon-inspired vision of social justice is

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Author

Elizabeth A. Hoppe (ed.), Tracey Nicholls (ed.)

Publisher

Lexington Books/Fortress Academic

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780739141250

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, Humanities