Charles C. Verharen

Region of Interest

Africa

Primary Country of Residence

United States of America

Title

Professor

Affiliation

Howard University, Washington, DC

Email

cverharen@howard.edu

Mailing Address

Department of Philosophy
Howard University
Locke Hall 226
Washington, DC 20059 USA

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phone: 202-806-6811

Research Interests

Currently working on book-length ms. on Africana philosophy of
education.

Publications

Philosophy's Role in Ph.D. Programs at Historically Black Colleges and
Universities. The Howard University Journal of Philosophy, 2:1, Spring
1999, pp. 27-34.

An Ethics of Intimacy: Race and Moral Obligation. Radical Philosophy
Review, l:2, Fall 1998, 89-97.

Environment, Culture, and Ethics: An African Concept of Evil.
Présence Africaine, 158:2, Second Semester, 1998, pp. 47-62.

In and Out of Africa: Misreading Afrocentrism. Presence Africaine,
156:2, Second Semester, 1997, pp. 163-185

"The New World and the Dreams To Which It May Give Rise": An African and
American Response to Hegel's Challenge. Journal of Black Studies, 27:4,
March 1997, pp. 456-493.

A Cultural Introduction to Philosophy. Teaching Philosophy, 19:1 March,
1996.

Keywords

Africana philosophy ; environment ; culture ; ethics ; Afrocentrism ; Africa