Cornel West

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human philosopher political activist public intellectual social critic

Cornel West is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, and public intellectual known for his work on race, democracy, and justice.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → philosopher → political activist → public intellectual → social critic →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts → Doctor of Philosophy →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1953-06-02 →
doctoralAdvisor	Richard J. Bernstein → Sheldon Wolin →
educatedAt	Harvard University → Princeton University →
electionParticipatedIn	2024 United States presidential election →
employer	Harvard University → Princeton University → Union Theological Seminary → University of Paris → Yale University →
familyName	West →
fieldOfWork	African-American studies → philosophy → political theory → religious studies → social criticism →
givenName	Cornel →
hasEthnicGroup	African American →
knownFor	commentary on democracy and justice → critique of neoliberalism → public commentary on American politics → work on race and racism in the United States →
languageSpoken	English →
movement	Christian socialism → democratic socialism → pragmatism →
name	Cornel West →
notableWork	Black Prophetic Fire → Democracy Matters → Prophesy Deliverance! → Race Matters → The Ethical Dimensions of Marxist Thought →
occupation	author → lecturer → radio host → university professor →
placeOfBirth	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States →
politicalAlignment	democratic socialism → left-wing politics →
ranForOffice	President of the United States →
religion	Baptist → Protestantism →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Princeton Theological Seminary → Union Theological Seminary →	hasNotableAlumnus
Union Theological Seminary →	hasNotableFaculty
Cornel West →	name