To shape a new world : essays on the political philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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  • Contributor:

    Shelby, Tommie

    ,

    Terry, Brandon M.

    ,

    Kenerly, Kevin

    ,

    Ayyar, Priya

    ,

    Hite, Cary

    ,

    Miles, Robin

    ,

    MacDuffie, Carrington

    Summary:

    Major thinkers engage with King's less studied writing, arguing its marginalization has let King be drafted into projects he would not endorse.

    Contents:
    • Introduction: Martin Luther King, Jr., and political philosophy / Brandon M. Terry and Tommie Shelby
    • Part I. Traditions: The Du Bois-Washington debate and the idea of dignity / Robert Gooding-Williams
    • Moral perfectionism / Paul C. Taylor
    • The roots of civil disobedience in republicanism and slavery / Bernard R. Boxill
    • Showdown for nonviolence: the theory and practice of nonviolent politics / Karuna mantena
    • Part II. Ideals: From anger to love: self-purification and political resistance / Martha C. Nussbaum
    • The prophetic tension between race consciousness and the ideal of colorblindness / Ronald Sundstrom
    • Integration, freedom, and the affirmation of life / Danielle Allen
    • A vindication of voting rights / Derrick Darby
    • Part III. Justice: Prisons of the forgotten: ghettos and economic injustice / Tommie Shelby
    • Gender trouble: manhood, inclusion, and justice / Shatema Threadcraft and Brandon M. Terry
    • Living "in the red": time, debt, and justice / Lawrie Balfour
    • The costs of violence: militarism, geopolitics, and accountability / Lionel McPherson
    • Part IV. Conscience: The path of conscientious citizenship / Michele Moody-Adams
    • Requiem for a dream: the problem-space of black power / Brandon M. Terry
    • Hope and despair: past and present / Cornel West
    • Afterword: a sense of somebodiness: dignity as a weapon of love / Jonathan L. Walton.
    Genre: Essays, Philosophy, Political science, Social science
    Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon] , Blackstone Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781982557164

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    1982557168

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    9781982557171

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    1982557176

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Shelby, Tommie

Terry, Brandon M.

Kenerly, Kevin

Ayyar, Priya

Hite, Cary

Miles, Robin

MacDuffie, Carrington

Abstract

Major thinkers engage with King's less studied writing, arguing its marginalization has let King be drafted into projects he would not endorse.

Genre
Essays
Philosophy
Political science
Social science
Publisher (Source)

[Ashland, Oregon]

Blackstone Publishing

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