Kantian Dignity and Trolley Problems in the Literature of Richard Wright

by Michael Wainwright

This book examines the literature of African-American author Richard Wright and the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, arguing that Wright was not only the foremost proponent of minoritarian protest literature, but also a groundbreaking minoritarian exponent of philosophical literature. In presenting this argument, the volume defends trolley problems from the criticism that some philosophers level against them by promoting their use as an interpretive tool...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031402154
• ISBN13: 9783031402159
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"