Philosophy in the Library: Kwame Anthony Appiah on Identity
In December's Philosophy in the Library, Kwame Anthony Appiah speaks on "How (Not) to Think About Identity."
Appiah will discuss how identities work, what they have in common, and some of the common pitfalls of identity thinking. Kwame Anthony Appiah, who has been president of the PEN American Center, is the author of The Ethics of Identity, Thinking It Through: An Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy, The Honor Code and the prize-winning Cosmopolitanism. Raised in Ghana and educated in England, he has taught philosophy on three continents and is currently Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University. Professor Appiah writes the "Ethicist" column in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. He maintains a website at appiah.net. His latest book is The Lies that Bind: Rethinking Identity.
Co-presented with Brooklyn Public Philosophers.
In December's Philosophy in the Library, Kwame Anthony Appiah speaks on "How (Not) to Think About Identity."
Appiah will discuss how identities work, what they have in common, and some of the common pitfalls of identity thinking. Kwame Anthony Appiah, who has been president of the PEN American Center, is the author of The Ethics of Identity, Thinking It Through: An Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy, The Honor Code and the prize-winning Cosmopolitanism. Raised in Ghana and educated in England, he has taught philosophy on three continents and is currently Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University. Professor Appiah writes the "Ethicist" column in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. He maintains a website at appiah.net. His latest book is The Lies that Bind: Rethinking Identity.
Co-presented with Brooklyn Public Philosophers.
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