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A Philosophical Analysis of Nihilism and Antiblack Racism

This dissertation offers a philosophical analysis of nihilism and antiblack racism. I argue that nihilism, the phenomenon espoused by Friedrich Nietzsche, is an implicit feature of antiblack racism. As a result of the implicit nihilism involved in antiblack racism, black existential life occupies a black nihilistic situation. In response to the black nihilistic situation, one can respond either weakly, as I argue is the case with Cornel West and Derrick Bell, or strongly, as I argue is the case with Frantz Fanon. I conclude that strong black nihilism is a healthy response to nihilism and antiblack racism because it is a trans-valuation of traditional forms of antiblack racist valuing, which exemplifies a commitment to the language and action of constructing non-decadent human worlds premised upon the existential freedom and responsibility of all human beings. / Philosophy

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TEMPLE/oai:scholarshare.temple.edu:20.500.12613/3068
Date January 2013
CreatorsJohnson, Devon Ralston
ContributorsGordon, Lewis R. (Lewis Ricardo), 1962-, Taylor, Paul C. (Paul Christopher), 1967-, Gordon, Jane Anna, 1976-, Ware, Owen, Leuchter, Mark
PublisherTemple University. Libraries
Source SetsTemple University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis/Dissertation, Text
Format182 pages
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Relationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/3050, Theses and Dissertations

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