Valuing Black Lives

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, the significant police violence that followed, and the development of an international movement to address systemic racism, the Blog of the APA has prepared the following collection of pieces addressing issues of race and racism in the field of philosophy and society as a whole. We hope this collection brings us all to a place that moves beyond tolerance and towards justice and respect for all.

Photo from Charlottesville "Unite the Right" Rally

Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Reflections on Charlottesville

The following text is a revised transcript of a talk Lewis Gordon gave to the Global Center for Advanced Studies (GCAS) as part of...

Anti-Black Racism in Arendt, and Philosophy’s Dangerous Commitment to Purity

It is arguably the case that Hannah Arendt can no longer be reasonably defended against the charge of being guilty of anti-black racism. If...