Martin Luther King\u2019s moral vision had many sources, but he identified only one of these as his \u201cbasic philosophical position\u201d: a now largely forgotten view called\u00a0 \u201cPersonalism,\u201d which he learned at Boston University.\u00a0 Personalism shaped King\u2019s theology and his reading of the history of philosophy, which in turn shaped his moral vision. In this talk, I discuss the history and nature of personalism, note the main ways in which it influenced King\u2019s thought, puzzle over its demise in academic philosophy, and consider its relevance to crucial matters confronting us in the academy today.
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