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Cornel West
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American philosopher, political activist and writer (born 1953)
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Cornel West, born Cornel Ronald West on June 2, 1953, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an American theologian, philosopher, university teacher, and actor. He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, Alpha Phi Alpha, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. West has served as an employer at Union Theological Seminary, Princeton University, Harvard University, and Yale University. He is a Christian Baptist and speaks English.
His academic influences include Richard Rorty, Anton Chekhov, Stanley Cavell, and John Coltrane. West has received the American Book Awards. Among his works are *Democratic socialism and the struggle against racism*, *Truth Matters*, *Plough Quarterly No. 24 – Faith and Politics*, *Black theology and Marxist thought*, and *Restoring Hope*. He is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
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- Works
- 58
Top works
- Democratic socialism and the struggle against racism
- Truth Matters
- Plough Quarterly No. 24 – Faith and Politics
- Black theology and Marxist thought
- Restoring Hope
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, author, critic, actor, civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. West is the Class of 1943 University Professor at Princeton University, where he teaches in the Center for African American Studies and in the Department of Religion. West is known for his combination of political and moral insight and criticism…
Known for
- Tax Broke — Self2024
- De "Matrix" à "Sense8", la révolution Wachowski — Self - Postcolonialism Philosopher2024
- Israelism — Self2023
- Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali — Self2021
- Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story — Self2021
- 137 Shots — self2021
- When I See Them, I See Us2021
- Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union — Self2021
- We Are George Floyd — Self2020
- Bernie Blackout — Self2020
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Key facts
- Born
- Cornel Ronald West , ( 1953-06-02 ) June 2, 1953 (age 73) , Tulsa , Oklahoma , U.S.
- Political party
- Justice For All Party (since 2024) Independent (since 2023) Green (2023) , People's (2023)
- Other political affiliations
- Democratic Socialists of America (since 1982)
- Education
- Harvard University ( BA ), Princeton University ( MA , PhD )
- Thesis
- Ethics, Historicism and the Marxist Tradition (1980)
- Doctoral advisor
- Raymond Geuss , Sheldon Wolin
- Era
- Contemporary philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Neopragmatism Existentialism Africana philosophy Historicism Christian socialism Radical democracy Baptist Christianity
- Institutions
- Union Theological Seminary , Yale University , Harvard University , Princeton University , Dartmouth College , University of Paris in Saint-Denis
- Doctoral students
- Leah Hunt-Hendrix
- Main interests
- Political philosophy philosophy of religion ethics race caste democracy liberation theology
- Notable works
- Race Matters (1993) Democracy Matters (2004)
- Website
- cornelwest .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ronald
- Family name
- West
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tulsa
- Educated at
- Harvard College
- Employer
- Pepperdine University
- Political party
- Democratic Socialists of America
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Baptists
- Doctoral advisor
- Sheldon Wolin
- Field of work
- ethnicity
- Official website
- cornelwest2024.com
- Image
- Cornel West by DW Nance 5 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Cornel West
- date of birth
- 1953-06-02
- member of
- Democratic Socialists of America
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- influenced by
- John Coltrane
- birth name
- Cornel Ronald West
- Commons Creator page
- Cornel West
- social media followers
- 1045991
- writing language
- English language
- political alignment
- left-wing
- candidacy in election
- 2024 United States presidential election
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Encyclopedic overview
Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist, politician, social critic, and public intellectual. West was an independent candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election and is an outspoken voice in left-wing politics in the United States. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West's primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society. A socialist, West draws intellectual contributions from multiple traditions, including Christianity, the black church, democratic socialism, left-wing populism, neopragmatism, and transcendentalism.
During his career, he has held professorships and fellowships at Harvard University, Yale University, Union Theological Seminary, Princeton University, Dartmouth College, Pepperdine University, and the University of Paris in Saint-Denis. Among his most influential books are Race Matters (1993) and Democracy Matters (2004). He has been featured in several documentaries, and made appearances in Hollywood films such as The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, as well as providing commentary for both films. West has also made several spoken word and hip hop albums.
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