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  • His colleague Anthony Appiah is the real deal, though.

    Matthew Yglesias » Harry Reid’s WTF Moment 2010

  • Shelley is what Edward Blyden called "the poetry of politics" (qtd. in Appiah 26).

    'A nation or a world': Patriotism in Shelley 2006

  • On this point at least, Oruka seems to position himself away from philosophers such as Appiah, Wiredu, and Gyekye.

    African Sage Philosophy Masolo, Dismas 2006

  • In both instances, racial population naturalism analytically resembles the type of genetically isolated groupings that could constitute races for skeptics such as Appiah (the Amish) and Zack (Iris Protestants), although racial population naturalism would require a higher level of genetic isolation in order to generate real biological significance (Mallon

    Race James, Michael 2008

  • "The web facilitates interactions between individuals and institutions, but you still need institutions," said Mr. Appiah, citing a coordinated effort by several global PEN chapters to derail a potential United Nations resolution criminalizing blasphemy.

    Mightier Than the Sword Anna Louie Sussman 2011

  • As Appiah shows, honor practices such as dueling and "honor killing" haven't been affected much by law; and religion's impact is nebulous.

    Anastasia Hobbet: The Honor Code and the Arab Gulf Anastasia Hobbet 2010

  • Appiah gives I think the best analysis of race-based thinking when he distinguishes between racialism, intrinsic racism, and extrinsic racism.

    9/11 Truth and the Paranoid Style - Boing Boing 2009

  • Appiah writes, "An honorable man married a foot-bound woman; a foot-bound woman would not be married to a man without honor."

    Anastasia Hobbet: The Honor Code and the Arab Gulf Anastasia Hobbet 2010

  • While the organization does not collect demographic data on its members, "whatever the average age is, it's too high," said Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah, president of the PEN American Center.

    Mightier Than the Sword Anna Louie Sussman 2011

  • This has kept the organization's numbers at around 3,400 in America, and 15,000 worldwide, although Mr. Appiah said the rules are currently under review and likely to be modified.

    Mightier Than the Sword Anna Louie Sussman 2011

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