In My Father’s House (World Philosophers and Their Works)
At a glance:
- Author: Kwame Anthony Appiah
- First Published: 1992
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Current affairs
- Subjects: Culture, Pan-Africanism, Blacks, Race, Religion, Individuality
Context
In My Father’s House is a collection of essays written over a period of about six years. When Kwame Anthony Appiah was writing these essays, there was much debate among African and African American writers about the status of race as a concept. The argument that racial differences are real and significant, which had long been used in the United States to justify segregation and unequal treatment, was being used by African American leaders and artists to defend affirmative action against those who saw no need for the continued existence of such programs in the...
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