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Leonard Harris

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1978
Political Philosophy and EthicsPragmatism in Philosophy and EducationRace, History, and American SocietyAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics

Publications

68

Citations

406

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

48

Publishing since 1978

Research summary
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Leonard Harris works in philosophy, focusing on African American and African philosophical traditions, pragmatism, and political ethics. Much of his recent writing centers on the philosopher and cultural critic Alain Locke, examining his life, travels, and ideas in relation to race, democracy, and social struggle. His work also engages broader questions about racism, dignity, and insurrectionist political thought.

Alain Locke and the Harlem RenaissancePragmatism and insurrectionist political philosophyRace, racism, and social struggleAfrican and African American philosophyPolitical ethics and democracy

Publication output rose to a peak around 2018-2019 and has since slowed considerably, with sparse and irregular output in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.4/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 4 publications4192020: 2 publications202021: 1 publication2122232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Pluralist×3
  • Res Philosophica×1
  • Oxford University Press eBooks×1
  • Présence Africaine×1
  • African philosophy×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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