PHL 240 Philosophy & the Black American Experience
This course examines themes in Africana Philosophy through historical and philosophical texts authored by black American and Caribbean thinkers. Students focus on philosophical writings addressing lived experiences of race and racism in America, emphasizing areas of political philosophy and black existentialism. Students will analyze, engage, and critically reflect upon the thoughts of historical, alongside contemporary, Africana scholars, while gaining fundamental understandings of important issues and contributions made within the study of Africana Philosophy, especially as they relate to larger existential questions concerning what it means to be a “human being” in contemporary Western society.
Credits
4