Appiah biography

English-American philosopher and writer (born 1954)

Kwame Akroma-Ampim Kusi Anthony AppiahFRSL (AP-ee-ah; born 8 May 1954) is an English-American philosopher and writer who has written about political philosophy, ethics, the philosophy of language and mind, and African intellectual history.

Appiah is Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University, where he joined the faculty in 2014.^[1] He was previously the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University.^[2] Appiah was elected President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in January 2022.^[3]

Early life and education

Appiah was born in London, England,^[4] to Peggy Cripps Appiah (née Cripps), an English art historian and writer, and Joe Appiah, a lawyer, diplomat, and politician from Ashanti Region, Ghana.

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