Robert Gooding-Williams | |
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| Born | 1953 |
| Education | Yale University (Ph.D.) |
| Spouse | Sara Gooding-Williams |
| Relatives | Talia Gooding-Williams (daughter) Julian Gooding Williams (son) |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | Columbia University, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Amherst College |
| Doctoral advisor | George Schrader and Heinrich von Staden |
Main interests | Nietzsche, philosophy of race |
Robert Gooding-Williams (born 1953) is M. Moran Weston/Black Alumni Council Professor of African-American Studies and Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University. He is the founding director of Columbia's Center for Race, Philosophy, and Social Justice.[1] He specializes in philosophy of race and Continental philosophy, especially Nietzsche.