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Cornel West

1953 - Today

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Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist, politician, social critic, and public intellectual. West was an independent candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election and is an outspoken voice in left-wing politics in the United States. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West's primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society. A socialist, West draws intellectual contributions from multiple traditions, including Christianity, the black church, democratic socialism, left-wing populism, neopragmatism, and transcendentalism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cornel West is the 1,226th most popular philosopher (down from 1,124th in 2019), the 10,339th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,506th in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Cornel West ranks 1,226 out of 1,267. Before him are Raya Dunayevskaya, Catherine Malabou, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, C. H. Dodd, Paul Churchland, and William Ames. After him are Ralph Barton Perry, Eric A. Havelock, Stanley Jaki, Julia Annas, Susan Haack, and J. J. C. Smart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Cornel West ranks 479. Before him are Ludo Peeters, Irene Rosenfeld, Baaba Maal, Franco Selvaggi, Gianbattista Baronchelli, and Ferenc Kocsis. After him are Arbana Xharra, Wolfgang Hohlbein, Hasse Borg, Anthony Carmona, Edward Lowassa, and Albert Pyun.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cornel West ranks 10,341 out of 20,380. Before him are Jurnee Smollett-Bell (1986), John Prine (1946), Molly Quinn (1993), Samuel King Allison (1900), Joe Verdeur (1926), and C. R. Hagen (1937). After him are Thomas Bopp (1949), Esther Phillips (1935), Charles F. Hockett (1916), John Heysham Gibbon (1903), Red Mitchell (1927), and Amy Tan (1952).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Cornel West ranks 78. Before him are Michael Novak (1933), R. C. Sproul (1939), Paul Kurtz (1925), David Ray Griffin (1939), Charles Hartshorne (1897), and Gary L. Francione (1954). After him are Ralph Barton Perry (1876), Ned Block (1942), Stephen Walt (1955), Roderick Chisholm (1916), Peter Kreeft (1937), and Christine Korsgaard (1952).

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