Cornel West

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cornel West
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Jun 2, 1953(1953-06-02)
Age	71
Birthplace	Tulsa
Country	United States
Birth City	Oklahoma
Horoscope	Gemini

Cornel West Biography

Cornel West is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on June 2, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Author and historian who published in 1993 the seminal work Race Matters. His other works of note are Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism (2004) and The Ethical Dimensions of Marxist Thought (1991).

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Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, author, and public intellectual. The son of a Baptist minister, West focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society and the means by which people act and react to their “radical conditionedness”. A radical democrat and democratic socialist, West draws intellectual contributions from multiple traditions, including Christianity, the black church, Marxism, neopragmatism, and transcendentalism. Among his most influential books are Race Matters (1994) and Democracy Matters (2004).

In 1970, after graduating from high school, he enrolled at Harvard College and took classes from the philosophers Robert Nozick and Stanley Cavell. In 1973, West graduated from Harvard magna cum laude in Near Eastern languages and civilization. He credits Harvard with exposing him to a broader range of ideas, influenced by his professors as well as the Black Panther Party. West says his Christianity prevented him from joining the BPP, instead choosing to work in local breakfast, prison, and church programs. After completing his undergraduate work at Harvard, West enrolled at Princeton University where he received a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1980, becoming the first African American to graduate from Princeton with a PhD degree in philosophy. At Princeton, West was heavily influenced by Richard Rorty’s neopragmatism. Rorty remained a close friend and colleague of West’s for many years following West’s graduation. The title of West’s dissertation was Ethics, Historicism and the Marxist Tradition, which was later revised and published under the title The Ethical Dimensions of Marxist Thought.

His birthplace was in Oklahoma and was raised in California. He used to say that the fact that he was married to his purpose however, not to any particular woman.

Cornel West Net Worth

Cornel West is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cornel West 's net worth $500 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The graduate graduated in 1973 from Harvard in 1973, and later then received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton University. He quickly rose up among the ranks of Democratic Socialists in America.

His work is focused on gender, race, as well as class and race within American society.

West was born on June 2, 1953, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and grew up in Sacramento, California, where he graduated from John F. Kennedy High School. His mother, Irene (Bias), was a teacher and principal, and his father, Clifton Louis West Jr., was a general contractor for the Department of Defense. Irene B. West Elementary School in Elk Grove, California, is named for his mother.

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Who is Cornel West Dating?

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In 2000, the economist and former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers became president of Harvard. Soon after, Summers held a private meeting with West, where he reportedly rebuked West for missing too many classes, contributing to grade inflation, neglecting serious scholarship, and spending too much time on his economically profitable projects. Summers reportedly suggested that West produce an academic book befitting his professorial position, as his recent output had consisted primarily of co-written and edited volumes. According to some reports, Summers also objected to West’s production of a CD, the critically panned Sketches of My Culture, and to his political campaigning, including an alleged three weeks to promote Bill Bradley’s presidential campaign. West contended he had missed only one class during his tenure at Harvard “in order to give a keynote address at a Harvard- sponsored conference on AIDS.” Summers also allegedly suggested that since West held the rank of Harvard University Professor and thus reported directly to the President, he should meet with Summers regularly to discuss the progress of his academic production.

Facts & Trivia

Cornel Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Cornel West celebrates birthday on June 2 of every year.

Harvard University’s undergraduate student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, suggested in October 2002 that the premise of the Law and Order: Criminal Intent episode “Anti-Thesis” was based on West’s conflicts with Summers.

What was Cornel West famous for?

He is best known for his classics, Race Matters and Democracy Matters, and for his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. His most recent book, Black Prophetic Fire, offers an unflinching look at nineteenth and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies.

Is Cornel West a Marxist?

Cornel West is one of the leading critical intellectuals today. His work has fused anti-racist theory, Black Liberation Theology, Marxist theory , pragmatism, and existentialism.

Where is Dr Cornel West now?

On July 1, 2021, West rejoined the faculty of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York , holding the prestigious Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair. Affiliated with Columbia University, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York has served as Columbia’s constituent faculty of theology since 1928.

Does Cornel West teach at Harvard?

By. Cornel West is once again leaving one institution for another, and he’s not exactly going for bonus points at the place he’s leaving, Harvard University. West, who has taught at Harvard’s divinity school , is leaving for the Union Theological Seminary, in New York City, where he has previously taught.

What does Cornel West say about philosophy?

“ Philosophy challenges us to see differently, feel more deeply and act more courageously ,” West said. “My hope is that members will develop a new lens through which to view themselves and become more conscious human beings and that they can become introspective of their own journey and how they interact with others.”