The New York Times have praised Dave Chappelle as “an American folk hero” for his ability to communicate across lines of race, class, and culture at a time when Americans are more polarized than they have ever been. 

Dave Chappelle and Philosophy brings together twenty-five chapters by philosophers of diverse backgrounds and varying points of view, looking closely at the hilarious, annoying, exhilarating, upsetting, and thought-provoking aspects of Chappelle’s wonderfully rich output. This volume of the Series serves as an invitation to think about some of the most urgent moral and political questions of our time. 

Why You Can't Cancel Dave Chappelle--Mark Ralkowski

I. When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong

1. My Money, My Choice--Luis Felipe Bartolo Alegre

2. Is Dave Chappelle a Good Role Model?--Andy Wible

3. How Old is Fifteen, Really?--Dave Lyrewood

4. Who Is John Galt? Dave Chappelle!--Roger Hunt

II. Going Hard in the Paint

5. A Master of Comedic Irony--Raymond Perrier

6. Dave Chappelle Knows Better than That--Mia Wood

7. Introduction to White Stupidity: Philosophy 101--Mukasa Mubirumusoke

8. Dave Chappelle's Positive Propaganda--Chris A. Kramer

III. Everything's Funny Until It Happens To You

9. Blouses and Pancakes--Mona Rocha and James Rocha

10. Upsetting the Alphabet People--Zoe Walker

11. Is Dave Chappelle a Feminist?--Christopher M. Innes

12. Why Chappelle Needs to Get Over His #MeToo Headache--Neha Pande

IV. Overwhelmed by the Irony

13. Clayton Bigsby and the Social Construction of the Self--Richard Bilsker

14. The Many Contradictions of Dave Chappelle--Duncan Gale

15. Well, Look No Further, Fella, You Found Me!--John V. Karativis

16. Dave Chappelle Meets Sigmund Freud--Dru Graham, Bennet Soenen, and Adam Barkman

V. Speaking Recklessly

17. Revolution or Illusion?--Brandyn Heppard

18. Dave Chappelle Does Not Trust Us--Steven A. Benko and Scout Burch

19. Hard Truths and Dangerous Jokes--Lauren Olin

20. Dave Chappelle Says He Doesn't Mean It, So Just Shut Up Already--Steven Burgess

VI. Revealing People to Themselves

21. Why Do You Feel Guilty for Loving Dave Chappelle?--Eliza Wizner

22. How Dave Chappelle and Saint Augustine Help Us See Ourselves--Conor W. Hanson

23. Original Gangsta--Marisa Diaz-Waian

24. How Dave Chappelle Uses Absurdity to Make Us Think--Alex R. Gillham

VII. Stand Back from the Elephant

25. Dance Like Nobody's Watching--Mark Ralkowski

Bibliography

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