Philosophy Born of Struggle; Boston Review events
Vincent Lloyd on philosophy's future; events on solidarity, African American political thought, and liberalism
Dear all,
To date, our digital events have largely excluded speakers and viewers from the Asia-Pacific region (aside from those who sleep unusual hours), so in the forthcoming series we will be putting on half a dozen events on a Tuesday at 7pm Eastern time (which will be either 9am, 10am, or 11am Australian Eastern Time depending on the month). We are currently confirming some Australian speakers, but for now we can announce that our “Philosophy Today” collaboration with Boston Review will be part of this Tuesday at 7pm ET slot. Here is the line-up:
September 19: “The Theory and Practice of Solidarity”: Mie Inouye in conversation with TBC
October 17: “Democracy in African American Political Thought”: Melvin Rogers in conversation with Neil Roberts
November 14: “What Happened to Liberalism?”: Samuel Moyn in conversation with Becca Rothfeld
Thanks as always to Matt Lord and the awesome team at Boston Review for their work in assembling these world-class line-ups.
For those of you who want to get the first event in the diary, the new series will open at 2pm ET/7pm UK on Monday 4th September with the brilliant Arianne Shahvisi discussing her new book, Arguing for a Better World, with my wonderful editorial colleague Andrés Saenz de Sicilia. This event will be co-hosted with our friends, oxford public philosophy (opp).
Your Sunday Read
“Philosophy Born of Struggle” by Vincent Lloyd, one of the leading young scholars of Black thought. Some of you may remember Vincent Lloyd from the conversation we hosted between him and Motsamai Molefe earlier this year. In this essay from our “Where is Philosophy Going?” issue published in March, Vincent asks what it means “to do philosophy when we fully expect that the next generation will be worse off, in many ways, than our generation – and that this diminishment will continue for generations to come.” What, he asks, might a philosophy born of struggle and its associated moods look like? In his short but powerfully written essay, Vincent looks to old age and to the tradition of Black philosophy for answers. You can read it by clicking here or on the image below.
Ending
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Wishing you all a lovely Sunday, wherever you are.
Anthony Morgan
Editor