I think philosophy is all about lived experience, which is to say life in the streets, life in a variety of different contexts.
Cornel WestLife is such a mysterious thing that you are up one day; you are down the next day. A lot of the homeless brothers and sisters who were a success ten years ago, they are now on the street. Maybe ten years later they will be a success, but the crucial question is what is the quality of their life.
Cornel WestLove and trust and justice, concern for the poor, that's being pushed to the margins, and you can see it.
Cornel WestToo many young folk have addiction to superficial things and not enough conviction for substantial things like justice, truth and love.
Cornel WestI do believe that healing takes place on a number of different levels and that in fact black healing can be deepened by trying to heal across as well as within. But it could be that to call for black and Jewish healing without acknowledging the need for intra-black healing puts the cart before the horse.
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