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• April 7, 2020

  Leonard Harris Reader

  A Philosophy of Struggle (Bloomsbury Academic) Collating, for the first time, the key writings of Leonard Harris, this volume introduces readers to a leading figure in African-American and liberatory thought. https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Struggle-Leonard-Harris-Reader/dp/1350084190/ Harris’ writings on honor, insurrectionist ethics, tradition, and his work on Alain Locke have established him as a leading figure in critical philosophy. His…
• March 6, 2019

  CFP: Alain Locke Society 2019

  13th Meeting of the Alain Leroy Locke Society Alain Locke Conference April 12 – 13, 2019 Howard University Washington, DC 20059 Organizers: Dr. Jacoby Adeshei Carter (Howard University) and Dr. Corey L. Barnes (University of San Diego) Call for Papers: The Alain Locke Society invites submissions for our bi-annual Alain Locke Conference that will be…
• March 14, 2016

  Leonard Harris on Insurrectionist Ethics

  Alain Locke Society founder Leonard Harris presents a talk on Insurrectionist Ethics. Synopsis 1. Classical pragmatism’s instrumentalism and consequentialism is rejected: it cannot justify slave insurrections and require that slaves reject the condition of self-deprecation. 2. Classical virtues are expanded beyond virtues of benevolence and piety to include self-confidence and tenacity. 3. People who are…
• February 13, 2016

  Centennial Commemoration Moves to SAAP Portland

  100 Year Anniversary commemoration moves to Portland for the 2016 meeting of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP.) This Alain Locke Society panel at SAAP will be held in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the lecture series delivered by Alain Locke in 1916 entitled “Race Contacts and Interracial Relations: Lectures…
• May 6, 2012

  CFP: The Inter – American Journal of Philosophy Special Edition

  The Inter – American Journal of Philosophy Special Edition – 2012 The 1812 Constitution of Cádiz and Its Influence in the Americas Call for Papers This year marks the 200th anniversary of the 1812 Constitution of Cádiz a document which has greatly influenced the development of constitutional rights, representative government, political conceptions of equality, and…