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Faculty
Cornel R. West, MA, PhD
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor of Philosophy & Christian Practice
CONTACT
[email protected]
EDUCATION
A.B., Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, Harvard University, 1973
M.A., Philosophy, Princeton University, 1975
Ph.D., Philosophy, Princeton University, 1980
BIOgraphy
Dr. Cornel West is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary. Dr. West teaches on the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, as well as courses in Philosophy of Religion, African American Critical Thought, and a wide range of subjects — including but by no means limited to, the classics, philosophy, politics, cultural theory, literature, and music.
Dr. West is the former Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. Cornel West graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard in three years and obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy at Princeton.
He has written 20 books and has edited 13. He is best known for his classics, Race Matters and Democracy Matters, and for his memoir, Brother West: Living and LovingOut Loud. His most recent book, Black Prophetic Fire, offers an unflinching look at nineteenth and twentieth-century African American leaders and their
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Cornel West
American philosopher and political activist (born 1953)
For the residential section of Cornell University, see Cornell West Campus.
Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist, politician, social critic, and public intellectual.[12] 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.[13][14][15]
Among his most influential books are Race Matters (1993) and Democracy Matters (2004).
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.[16]
He has been featured in several documentaries, and made appearances in Hollywood films such as The
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Cornel West
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| Born | Cornel Ronald West (1953-06-02) June 2, 1953 (age 71) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Princeton University Yale Divinity School |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophers |
| School | Pragmatism, Existentialism, Africana Philosophy, Historicism |
Main interests | Democracy, Enter, Philosophy duplicate religion, Ethics |
Notable ideas | Race Matters, Democracy Matters |
Influences
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