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Author:   Professor Lewis R. Gordon (Professor of Philosophy and Global Affairs) ,  Mabogo Percy More
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781538143667

ISBN 10:   1538143666
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   05 February 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Prefaceby Lewis Gordon Introduction by Mabogo P. More Introduction: Why Bad Faith? Part 1: Bad Faith A ""Determined"" Attitude That Involves Lying to Ourselves The Irony of Belief Anguish The Elusiveness of Transcendence and the Comfort of Facticity What Am I to Me? Taking Ourselves Too Seriously The Body in Bad Faith ""Strong"" and ""Weak"" Bad Faith Some Critical Remarks How Is Bad Faith Possible? The Question of Authenticity Part 2: Logic of Racism, Racist Logic A Recent Theory Racialism, Racism, Racialists, and Racists Affective Dimensions of Racism and Race Part 3: Antiblack Racism Racism and Antiblack Racism White and Black Bodies in Bad Faith Black Antiblackness in an Antiblack World Exoticism: Antiblackness Under the Guise of Love Effeminacy: The Quality of Black Beings Antiblack Racism and Ontology Part 4: ""God"" in an Antiblack World An Antiblack Cosmogony ""Is God a White Racist?"" The White God and the Black Sufferer Ultimate Desire and Authenticity in an Antiblack World To Be Black, Faithful, and Suffering Part 5: Critical Encounters ""I-Thou"" Ethical Concerns Deconstruction Marxism Conclusion: The Living Dead Notes Bibliography Index

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Lewis R. Gordon is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Global Affairs and head of the Philosophy Department at the University of Connecticut. He lectures and is involved in political and artistic projects across the globe and holds appointments at universities and institutes in Senegal, South Africa, Jamaica, India, and France. He is also honorary president of the Global Center for Advanced Studies, distinguished scholar at The Most Honourable PJ Patterson Centre for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy at The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

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