Kwame Anthony Appiah
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+ | "The real political question . . . as old as political philosophy . . . [is] when we should endorse the ennobling lie. . . . We . . . need to show not that . . . [these lies] are falsehoods but [that] they are useless falsehoods at best or—at worst—dangerous ones."—''[[In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture]]'' (1992) by [[Kwame Anthony Appiah]] | ||
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+ | The truth is that there are no races:<br> | ||
+ | there is nothing in the world<br> | ||
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+ | —''[[In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture]]'' (1992) by [[Kwame Anthony Appiah]] | ||
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British-Ghanaian [[philosopher]], [[Cultural studies|cultural theorist]], and [[novelist]] whose interests include political and moral theory, the philosophy of language and mind, and African [[intellectual history]]. Appiah was the [[Laurance Rockefeller|Laurance S. Rockefeller]] University Professor of Philosophy at [[Princeton University]], before moving to [[New York University]] (NYU) in 2014. | British-Ghanaian [[philosopher]], [[Cultural studies|cultural theorist]], and [[novelist]] whose interests include political and moral theory, the philosophy of language and mind, and African [[intellectual history]]. Appiah was the [[Laurance Rockefeller|Laurance S. Rockefeller]] University Professor of Philosophy at [[Princeton University]], before moving to [[New York University]] (NYU) in 2014. | ||
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"The real political question . . . as old as political philosophy . . . [is] when we should endorse the ennobling lie. . . . We . . . need to show not that . . . [these lies] are falsehoods but [that] they are useless falsehoods at best or—at worst—dangerous ones."—In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture (1992) by Kwame Anthony Appiah The truth is that there are no races: |
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Kwame Akroma-Ampim Kusi Anthony Appiah (born May 8, 1954) is a British-Ghanaian philosopher, cultural theorist, and novelist whose interests include political and moral theory, the philosophy of language and mind, and African intellectual history. Appiah was the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, before moving to New York University (NYU) in 2014.
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