Patrick Goodin, Assistant Professor of Philosophy

• Research Interests: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Africana Philosophy, Afro-Caribbeana Philosophy, Critical Thinking
• Office: 534 Howard Center
• Office phone: 238-2380
• Email: pgoodin@howard.edu

Professor Goodin received the Ph.D. in Philosophy from the New School for Social Research in New York City. His philosophical interests lie in Ancient Greek Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Africana Philosophy, African-American Philosophy, and Afro-Caribbeana Philosophy. He is the President of the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Society for the Study of Africana Philosophy (S.S.A.P.). Last year, he organized a symposium on Afro-Caribbeana Philosophy at Howard and he is currently organizing a series of one-day conferences on the same subject to be held at Howard University during the 2001-2002 academic year. Professor Goodin was born in Jamaica, W.I.

Publications

• On the Very Idea of an Afro-Caribbean Philosophy, Africana Philosophy 2000 vol. 13, no. 12 pp.143-151
  
  
• Appiah and DuBois: On Racial Identity forthcoming in Black Philosophers Confronting Crises of Community ed. Robert Birt, Rowman and Littlefield.