It's no secret that the philosophical canon has long had a problem of representation.
How do we make philosophy a discipline that takes seriously the thought of more than just dead white European men? Is broadening curricula enough? And how might thinking about monuments and history help us think about the philosophical canon?
In this video, we talk to two scholars who help us think through these questions: Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo, professor of history at Howard University, and Dr. Robert Eli Sanchez, Jr., professor of philosophy at Occidental College. We think about why adding new voices to the canon might not be enough with Professor Sanchez, drawing from his work with Mexican philosophy. We then think about what it might mean to reconsider the Western "tradition" of philosophy as an active and political history, rather than set in stone. Professor Araujo's work here helps us reconceptualize this history in the forms of official and public memory.
We're immensely grateful to Dr. Sanchez and Dr. Araujo for these interviews, and for allowing us to explore their ideas through the Overthink platform. There are links to their work to check out in the description of each full interview, including books and articles from both professors and much more.
Watch our full conversation with Professor Sanchez here:
https://youtu.be/2kO0dgNhZ90
And our conversation with Professor Araujo here:
https://youtu.be/XqG7u6geTXo
This video is part of a new Overthink interview series, History and Memory in the Americas. Check out the full series on the Overthink channel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2VCCjshTuUNzgye8QpdAn4IzTDd2GbPa
3D reconstructions of Tenochtitlan by Tomas Kole: https://tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl/
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* Aaron and Emilio's views, glosses, and interpretations are their own, and do not reflect the opinions of Professor Sanchez or Professor Araujo.