A Philosophical Conundrum: How To Deal With Racism In The Work of Great Philosophers?

Nebil Reyhani
Nov 1 · 14 min read
An iconic picture of French Enlightenment: “Salon de Madame Geoffrin”.
An iconic picture of French Enlightenment: “Salon de Madame Geoffrin”.
An iconic picture of French Enlightenment: “Salon de Madame Geoffrin”. Credit: Wikipedia

Some events which took place in recent months prove, in a peculiar way, that philosophy still matters. Last December an unknown assailant or assailants vandalized the tomb of Immanuel Kant in Kaliningrad, the former German city of Königsberg where the philosopher lived. The attackers marred also a monument to the philosopher and a memorial…

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