Expand upon the arguments presented by William R. Jones, in “The Legitimacy and Necessity of Black
Philosophy.” in addition, please reference the Interview on William R. Jones by George Yancy as a way to further
understand the need for an African American philosophy.
Joyce Mitchell Cook was the first African American Women to receive a Ph.D. in Philosophy. What are her views of a
BLACK philosophy and do you think her and William R. Jones would have agreed about there being a particular Black
philosophy?
incorporate information from the reading/interview _ from class_ on Cook. as well as the audio recording of a
conference proceeding with Cook and Jones and Samuel Williams from 1976.
Your response should be 500-words.
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