Leading scholars explore how different forms of ignorance are produced and sustained; and the role they play in knowledge practices.Offering a wide variety of philosophical approaches to the neglected philosophical problem of ignorance; this groundbreaking collection builds on Charles Mills’s claim that racism involves an inverted epistemology; an epistemology of ignorance. Contributors explore how different forms of ignorance linked to race are produced and sustained and what role they play in promoting racism and white privilege. They argue that the ignorance that underpins racism is not a simple gap in knowledge; the accidental result of an epistemological oversight. In the case of racial oppression; ignorance often is actively produced for purposes of domination and exploitation. But as these essays demonstrate; ignorance is not simply a tool of oppression wielded by the powerful. It can also be a strategy for survival; an important tool for people of color to wield against white privilege and white supremacy. The book concludes that understanding ignorance and the politics of such ignorance should be a key element of epistemological and social/political analyses; for it has the potential to reveal the role of power in the construction of what is known and provide a lens for the political values at work in knowledge practices.“This anthology brings together some very prominent philosophers to address one of the most embarrassing and blatantly ignored elephants in philosophy: ignorance. While philosophers claim to be children of Socrates; who alone was virtuous and courageous enough to recognize the fecundity of ignorance; few have really addressed it with the verve and originality displayed in the contributions to this volume. I consider it a must-have for libraries; faculty; and graduate students.†— Eduardo Mendieta; editor of The Frankfurt School on Religion: Key Writings by the Major ThinkersContributors include Linda MartÃn Alcoff; Alison Bailey; Robert Bernasconi; Lorraine Code; Harvey Cormier; Stephanie Malia Fullerton; Sarah Lucia Hoagland; Frank Margonis; Charles W. Mills; Lucius T. Outlaw (Jr.); Elizabeth V. Spelman; Shannon Sullivan; Paul C. Taylor; and Nancy Tuana.
#1145300 in Books State University of New York Press 1994-04-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .80 x 6.00l; 1.13 #File Name: 0791418766352 pagesISBN13: 9780791418765Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Get the collectible edition if you can - this one should hold a place on your shelf.By Gary JohnsonOver 30 years after its initial publication; F.E. Peters' scholarship remains impressive in his Muhammad and the Origins of Islam. I have read dozens of biographies and orientalist works on the subject. Peters seems to have one hand in the Oriental camp and another in the Revisionist school of thought. He walks the fence and rises above both.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very Well Written --By Judy Azar LeBlancI really enjoyed the writing of the book as it made me grasp a clearer understanding of Islam from a historical point of view.20 of 31 people found the following review helpful. A Life of Prophet MohammedBy Muzaffer MuctehitzadeOne of the best books about Prophet Mohammed (PBH); his life and religion of God. Author provides first a good history of Arabia prior to birth of Prophet where you get a good understanding of the environment; there are a lot of references to old greek; persian and Byzantium historians. Than mostly relying on Ibn Ishak's "Life of Mohammed" the birth and life of Mohammed is written. There are few references to Hadiths that may not necessarily be sahih or reliable but considering that they are muslim sources; author seems to take them as they are. I found this book written very nicely; all key events are described with quotations from the original sources and time to time author makes interpretations or value judgments. I found the ancient history of arabia very useful; provides you perspective and who is who type of information.
