Looking Through Philosophy in Black: Memoirs (Global Critical Caribbean Thought)

This autobiography is a series of interrelated true-life events and decisions taken by a black philosopher that highlight the human drama unfolding in the inferno of the South African apartheid system. Mabogo More details what it means to be a black philosopher in an anti-black apartheid academic world. More’s life story traces his emergence in philosophy and his pursuit of a philosophical dream, a dream that takes him from his South African black ghetto township to American and British universities and finally to the prestigious Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement award. His extraordinary philosophical autobiography, with an emphasis on Africana existentialism that takes into account issues of racism, identity, liberation, freedom, alienation, responsibility and bad faith, is supplemented by three key essays from his intellectual career representing the extraordinary contribution he has made to Africana philosophy and black existentialism. Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Foreword Part I. A PHILOSOPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY Chapter One. By Way of Freedom Chapter Two. Formative Years Chapter Three. Philosophy Lecturer Chapter Four. Overseas Experiences Chapter Five. The Returnings Chapter Six. Black (Africana) Philosophy Chapter Seven. Philosophy and Jazz Chapter Eight. Post “Retirement” Chapter Nine. The Frantz Fanon Award Part II. ESSAYS Chapter Ten. Philosophy in South Africa under and after Apartheid Chapter Eleven. Locating Frantz Fanon in Postapartheid South Africa Chapter Twelve. Black Solidarity: A Philosophical Defense Notes References Index In This Important New Book, Leading Black Philosopher Mabogo More Reflects On His Life And Career In Apartheid South African. The Book Explores Africana Existentialism In Relation To Issues Of Race, Identity, Liberation, Freedom, Alienation, Responsibility And Bad Faith And Includes Key Essays From More's Corpus Alongside His Philosophical Memoir.