Leonard Harris: The Philosophy of Alain Locke

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#CC0000" alink="#CC0000"><center><hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade>Important writings on cultural pluralism, value relativism, and critical relativism<hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade><p><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9780877225843&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><img src="595_reg.gif" height=200 border=1 vspace=4></p></center><h1>The Philosophy of Alain Locke</h1> <H2>Harlem Renaissance and Beyond</H2> <h3>edited by Leonard Harris</h3> <P>cloth 0-87722-584-2 $34.95, Jan 89, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Out of Print</FONT> <br>paper 0-87722-829-9 $36.95, Feb 91, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT> <br>Electronic Book 1-43990-436-7 $36.95 <FONT COLOR=#990033>Out of Print</FONT> <BR> 344 pp 8 halftones </P><BLOCKQUOTE><I>"An especially timely book in its constant emphasis on the deep connection between the ethical/political and the metaphysical/epistemological spheres of philosophy and indeed 'real life.'"</I> <br>&#151<b><I>Radical Philosophy Review of Books</I></b><I></I></BLOCKQUOTE> <p>This collection of essays by American philosopher Alain Locke (1885-1954) makes readily available for the first time his important writings on cultural pluralism, value relativism, and critical relativism. As a black philosopher early in this century, Locke was a pioneer: having earned both undergraduate and doctoral degrees at Harvard, he was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, studied at the University of Berlin, and chaired the Philosophy Department at Howard University for almost four decades. He was perhaps best known as a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance. <p>Locke�s works in philosophy&#151many previously unpublished&#151conceptually frame the Harlem Renaissance and New Negro movement and provide an Afro-American critique of pragmatism and value absolutism, and also offer a view of identity, communicative competency, and contextualism. In addition, his major works on the nature of race, race relations, and the role of race-conscious literature are presented to demonstrate the application of his philosophy. Locke�s commentaries on the major philosophers of his day, including James, Royce, Santayana, Perry, and Ehrenfels help tell the story of his relationship to his former teachers and his theoretical affinities. <p>In his substantial Introduction and interpretive concluding chapter, Leonard Harris describes Locke�s life, evaluates his role as an American philosopher and theoretician of the Harlem Renaissance, situates him in the pragmatist tradition, and outlines his affinities with modern deconstructionist ideas. A chronology of the philosopher�s life and bibliography of his works are also provided. Although much has been written about Alain Locke, this is the first book to focus on his philosophical contributions. <BR> <h2>Reviews</h2> <p><I>"There is absolutely no doubt that this book is a very useful addition to the corpus of work in Afro American&#151indeed, in American&#151philosophy. Locke's unpublished work on the question of value reveals a good deal about the ways in which American philosophers approached questions of value in the mid-century, before logical positivism had had its major impact on American thought; and his contributions to the issue of cultural pluralism are historically important and still influential."</I> <br>&#151<b>Anthony Appiah</b>, Cornell University <p><I>"A challenging book. It forces the reader to cross interdisciplinary boundaries that are not often transgressed."</I> <br>&#151<b><I>Ethics</I></b> <p><I>"It is the first volume to anthologize the specifically </I>philosophical<I> writings of an Afro-American savant who is virtually unknown as a philosopher. It thereby introduces us to a new Alain Locke. And this occurs at a time when a number of younger Afro-American philosophers have become increasingly curious about their ancient sage."</I> <br>&#151<b><I>Quest: An African Journal of Philosophy</I></b> <BR> <h2>Contents</h2><P> <p>Introduction <br>Rendering the Text &#150 Leonard Harris <p><b>Part I: Epistemological Foundations</b> <br>1. Values and Imperatives <br>2. Pluralism and Intellectual Democracy <br>3. Cultural Relativism and Ideological Peace <br>4. A Functional View of Value Ultimates <br>5. Pluralism and Ideological Peace <br>6. Good Reading <br>7. Value <p><b>Part II: Valuation: Commentaries and Reviews</b> <br>8. The Orientation of Hope <br>9. Unity through Diversity <br>10. Santayana <br>11. Moral Imperatives for World Order <br>12. Philosophy Alive <br>13. Values That Matter <p><b>Part III: Identity and Plurality</b> <br>14. The Problem of Race Classification <br>5. The Ethics of Culture <br>16. The Concept of Race as Applied to Social Culture <br>17. The Contribution of Race to Culture <br>18. Who and What Is "Negro"? <br>19. Frontiers of Culture <p><b>Part IV: Identity and Education</b> <br>20. Negro Education Bids for Par <br>21. Negro Needs as Adult Education Opportunities <br>22. The Need for a New Organon in Education <p><b>An Interpretation</b> <br>Rendering the Subtext: Subterranean Deconstructive Project &#150 Leonard Harris <p>Chronology <br>Bibliography <br>Index </P><BR> <H2>About the Author(s)</H2> <P><b>Leonard Harris</b> is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Morgan State University.</P> <BR><H2>Subject Categories</H2> <p><A HREF="/tempress/philosophy.html" TARGET="_top">Philosophy and Ethics</a> <BR><A HREF="/tempress/african.html" TARGET="_top">African American Studies</a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9780877225843&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="copyright.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Web Copyright Policy';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Web Copyright Policy">©</a> 2015 <a href="http://www.temple.edu" target="new" onMouseOver="window.status='Link to Temple University home page';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Link to Temple University home page">Temple University</a>. 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