Darryl Scriven

Dealer of Old Clothes

Philosophical Conversations with David Walker

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Produktbeschreibung

A Dealer of Old Clothes treats David Walker, an early nineteenth-century abolitionist, as a philosophical sage. In this text, Scriven poses philosophical questions to Walker via his Appeal and solicits philosophical answers on topics such as race, emancipatory struggle, and the problem of evil.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 489g
• ISBN-13: 9780739120668
• ISBN-10: 0739120662
• Artikelnr.: 22327867

Autorenporträt

Darryl Scriven is assistant professor of philosophy and religion at Wilberforce University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 An Overview of Walker and His Appeal
Chapter 2 Race and Slavery
Chapter 3 The Bible, Black Theology, and the Racial Problem of Evil
Chapter 4 Resistance Traditions
Chapter 5 Postscript
Chapter 6 Appendix: Three Versions of David Walker'sAppeal to the Coloured
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