To shape a new world : essays on the political philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. / edited by Tommie Shelby and Brandon M. Terry.

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Martin Luther King, Jr., may be America's most revered political figure, commemorated in statues, celebrations, and streets names around the world. On the fiftieth anniversary of King's assassination, the man and his activism are as close to public consciousness as ever. But despite his stature, the...

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Other Authors: Shelby, Tommie, 1967- (Editor), Terry, Brandon M. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Knowledge and learning.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Influence.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
Political science > United States > Philosophy.
Racism > United States > Philosophy.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political science.
Political science > Philosophy.
Racism > Philosophy.
United States.
Physical Description:x, 449 pages ; 25 cm
Variant Title:
Essays on the political philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: Martin Luther King, Jr., and political philosophy / Brandon M. Terry and Tommie Shelby
  • Part I. Traditions: The Du Bois-Washington debate and the idea of dignity / Robert Gooding-Williams
  • Moral perfectionism / Paul C. Taylor
  • The roots of civil disobedience in republicanism and slavery / Bernard R. Boxill
  • Showdown for nonviolence: the theory and practice of nonviolent politics / Karuna mantena
  • Part II. Ideals: From anger to love: self-purification and political resistance / Martha C. Nussbaum
  • The prophetic tension between race consciousness and the ideal of colorblindness / Ronald Sundstrom
  • Integration, freedom, and the affirmation of life / Danielle Allen
  • A vindication of voting rights / Derrick Darby
  • Part III. Justice: Prisons of the forgotten: ghettos and economic injustice / Tommie Shelby
  • Gender trouble: manhood, inclusion, and justice / Shatema Threadcraft and Brandon M. Terry
  • Living "in the red": time, debt, and justice / Lawrie Balfour
  • The costs of violence: militarism, geopolitics, and accountability / Lionel McPherson
  • Part IV. Conscience: The path of conscientious citizenship / Michele Moody-Adams
  • Requiem for a dream: the problem-space of black power / Brandon M. Terry
  • Hope and despair: past and present / Cornel West
  • Afterword: a sense of somebodiness: dignity as a weapon of love / Jonathan L. Walton.