The Liberatory Thought of Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Liberatory Thought of Martin Luther King Jr.

Critical Essays on the Philosopher King

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The Liberatory Thought of Martin Luther King Jr.

Critical Essays on the Philosopher King

About this book

The Liberatory Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. is a philosophical anthology which explores Dr. King's legacy as a philosopher and his contemporary relevance as a thinker-activist. It consists of sixteen chapters organized into four sections: Part I, King within Philosophical Traditions, Part II, King as Engaged Social and Political Philosopher, Part III, King's Ethics of Nonviolence, and Part IV, Hope Resurgent or Dream Deferred: Perplexities of King's Philosophical Optimism. Most chapters are written by philosophers, but two are by philosophically informed social scientists. The contributors examine King's relationships to canonical Western philosophical traditions, and to African-American thought. King's contribution to traditional branches of philosophy such as ethics, social philosophy and philosophy of religion is explored, as well as his relevance to contemporary movements for social justice. As is evident from the title, the book considers the importance of King's thought as liberatory discourse. Some chapters focus on "topical" issues like the relevance of King's moral critique of the Vietnam War to our present involvement in Middle Eastern wars. Others focus on more densely theoretical issues such as Personalism, existential philosophy or Hegelian dialectics in King's thought. The significance of King's reflections on racism, economic justice, democracy and the quest for community are abiding themes. But the volume closes, quite fittingly, on the importance of the theme of hope. The text is a kind of philosophical dialogue on the enduring value of the legacy of the philosopher, King.

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Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2012
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781978751477
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. 1: King within Philosophical Traditions
  5. Chapter One: Is Our Belief That Martin Luther King Jr. Is a Black Philosopher Justified?
  6. Chapter Two: Dr. King’s Philosophy of Religion
  7. Chapter Three: Dr. King as Liberation Theologian and Existential Philosopher
  8. Chapter Four: The Philosopher King
  9. Chapter Five: Martin Luther King Jr. as Social Movement Intellectual
  10. 2: King as Engaged Social and Political Philosopher
  11. Chapter Six: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Agapeand World House
  12. Chapter Seven: King’s Radical Vision of Community
  13. Chapter Eight: Martin Luther King Jr.
  14. 3: King’s Ethics of Nonviolence
  15. Chapter Nine: King, Levinas, and the Praxis of Peace
  16. Chapter Ten: Martin Luther King Jr. on Vietnam
  17. Chapter Eleven: Martin Luther King Jr. and Frantz Fanon
  18. Chapter Twelve: A Shocking Gap Made Visible
  19. Chapter Thirteen: Socrates, Thoreau, Gandhi, and the Philosopher/Activist Dr. King
  20. 4: Hope Resurgent or Dream Deferred: Perplexities of King’s Philosophical Optimism
  21. Chapter Fourteen: Hope and Disappointment in Martin Luther King Jr.’s Political Theology
  22. Chapter Fifteen: The Aporia of Hope
  23. Chapter Sixteen: The Concept of Hope in the Thinking of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  24. Selected Bibliography
  25. Index
  26. About the Contributors

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