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Black Existentialism: Extending the Discourse on Meaning and Existence
Author(s) -
VEREEN LINWOOD G.,
WINES LISA A.,
LEMBERGERTRUELOVE TAMIKO,
HAN MICHAEL D.,
HOWARD NATASHA,
BURT ISAAC
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/johc.12045
Subject(s) - existentialism , meaning (existential) , humanism , epistemology , sociology , philosophy , theology
The authors provide an exploration of the philosophical concepts of Black existentialism. Black existentialism is presented as a philosophical alternative to European existentialism to inform humanistic practices in addressing racial and social inequality. Implications for scholarly discourse are provided, and areas for future research are explored.