The principle goal of the CPA is to support the free exchange of ideas
and foster an intellectual community that is truly representative of
the diversity of voices and perspectives that is paradigmatic of, but
not limited to, the Caribbean. The Caribbean is thus understood not
solely as a geopolitical region, but more generally as a trope to
investigate certain dimensions of the multiple undersides of modernity.
Likewise, philosophy is conceived, not as an isolated academic
discipline, but as rigorous theoretical reflection about fundamental
problems faced by humanity. Understood in this way, Caribbean
philosophy is a transdisciplinary form of interrogation informed by
scholarly knowledges as well as by practices and artistic expressions
that elucidate fundamental questions that emerge in contexts of
“discovery,” conquest, racial, gender, and sexual domination, genocide,
dependency, and exploitation as well as freedom, emancipation, and
decolonization. Reflection about these areas often appears in
philosophical texts, but also in a plethora of other genres such as
literature, music, and historical writings. The CPA invites theoretical engagements with all such questions,
thematic areas, and genres with emphasis on any given discipline or
field, but with a common interest in “shifting the geography of
reason,” by which we mean approaching the Caribbean and the “global
south” in general as zones of sustainable practices and knowledges.
Highlights
CPA 2010 ANNUAL MEETING
Cartagena, Colombia
SHIFTING THE GEOGRAPHY OF REASON:
MUSIC, RHYTHM, AND MOVEMENT
The Caribbean Philosophical Association (CPA) is glad to announce its 2010 conference in Cartagena, Colombia, on August 11-14.
The CPA 2009 annual meeting was held on August 12-15, 2009
at the University of Miami, Coral Gables:
"This organization is a pluralistic environment in which you can speak your mind." Lewis Gordon, Laura H. Cornell Professor of Philosophy at Temple University and President Emeritus of the Caribbean Philosophical Association.
"Thank you for hosting a wonderful meeting in a beautiful city." Edrik Lopez, Farfield Factulty.
"I majored in philosophy because I thought philosophy was the place to think about transformation." Linda M. Alcoff, CUNY- Hunter College Faculty.
