Cornel West Quotes


I have tried to be a man of letters in love with ideas in order to be a wiser and more loving person, hoping to leave the world just a little better than I found it.


Citations

West, Cornel. The Cornel West Reader. Basic Civitas Books, 1999, p. xv.

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Cornel West
Cornel West
  • Born: June 2, 1953
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Educator

Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, and public intellectual. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society and the means by which people act and react to their "radical conditionedness." A radical democrat and socialist, West draws intellectual contributions from multiple traditions, including Christianity, the black church, Marxism, neopragmatism, and transcendentalism. Among his most influential books are Race Matters (1994) and Democracy Matters (2004).