Kwame Anthony Appiah Biography

Kwame Anthony Appiah biography

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NAME: Kwame Anthony Appiah
OCCUPATION: Philosopher, Scholar, Journalist, Author
BIRTH DATE: May 08, 1954 (Age: 59)
EDUCATION: Bryanston School, ClareCollege at the University of Cambridge
PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England
Full Name: Kwame Anthony Akroma-Ampim Kusi Appiah
ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus

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Philosopher, novelist and scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah is known for his contributions to political philosophy, moral psychology and the philosophy of culture.

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Kwame Anthony Appiah was born on May 8, 1954, in London, England. He taught philosophy, African studies and African-American studies. His early writings concerned the philosophy of language but he later turned his attention to political and cultural issues. In Color Conscious: The Political Morality of Race, he argued that the notion of biological race is problematic.