ABSTRACT
A survey of Cornel West’s writings cannot but reveal the diversity of his preoccupations. The issues West engages range from philosophy and theology to literary and cultural criticism. Specifically, they include an elaboration of the genesis and development of American pragmatism, a critique of neopragmatism, an analysis of postanalytic philosophy, an examination of the rise and decline of the philosophy of religion in the academy, the place and role of humanistic studies in the academy and society at large, race and social theory, critical legal theory, cultural studies, issues affecting people of color generally and other unrepresented groups, and Black-Jewish relations.
