{"product_id":"9780631205784","title":"Frederick Douglass A Critical Reader","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Critical Reader\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFrederick Douglass\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Critical Reader\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBill Lawson | Frank Kirkland\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn this powerful volume, 15 leading American philosophers examine and critically reassess Douglass's significance for contemporary social and political thought. \u003cp\u003ePhilosophically, Douglass's work sought to establish better ways of thinking, especially in the light of his convictions about our humanity and democratic legitimacy - convictions that were culturally and historically shaped by his experience of, and struggle against, the institution of American slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors include Bernard R. Boxill, Angela Y. Davis, Lewis R. Gordon, Leonard Harris, Tommy L. Lott, Howard McGary, and John P. Pittman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBill E. Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University. His area of research is African-American Social and Political Philosophy and the theory of social contract. He has published numerous articles as well as two books, \u003ci\u003eThe Underclass Question\u003c\/i\u003e, an anthology of writings by African-American philosophers on the issue of the \"urban underclass\", and \u003ci\u003eBetween Slavery and Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e (with Howard McGary), an examination of ethical issues in the American slavery experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank M. Kirkland\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and at the Graduate Centre, both of the City University of New York. He has published a variety of scholarly articles on Kant, Hegel, and Husserl, as well as on the urban underclass and the relation of modernity to African American life. He has also edited a collection of essays entitled \u003ci\u003ePhenomenology, East and West.\u003c\/i\u003e He is currently completing a scholarly monograph, \u003ci\u003eHegel and Husserl: Idealist Meditations.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 February 1999\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631205784\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e432\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379130822796,"sku":"9780631205784","price":60.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631205784.jpg?v=1780233540","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631205784","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}