Clevis R. Headley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
Philosophy
Boca Raton Campus | SO 277
Areas of Specialization
- Africana Philosophy
- Critical Race Theory
- Epistemology
- Analytic Philosophy
- Philosophy of Language
- Philosophy of Mathematics
About
Dr. Clevis Headley received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Miami, from which he also received an M.A. in philosophy. Before attending the University of Miami for graduate study, Dr. Headley had received a B.A. in philosophy from The University of the South (Sewanee), the place that first inspired his passion for philosophy.
Dr. Headley specializes in Africana philosophy, critical race theory, epistemology, analytic philosophy, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mathematics.
He has made considerable contributions to these fields through publications in such journals asÌý SemioticaÌý,Ìý Man and World: International Philosophical JournalÌý,Ìý DiogenesÌý,Ìý Shibboleths: A Journal of Comparative Theory Ìý ,Ìý Philosophia AfricanaÌý, and theÌý Journal for Social PhilosophyÌý, in addition to contributing chapters to numerous books in his areas of specialization.
Dr. Headley has co-edited three books,Ìý George Yancy: A Critical IntroductionÌý(2021),Ìý Haiti and the AmericasÌý (2013), andÌý Shifting the Geography of Reason Ìý (2007).Ìý He is currently finishing a book manuscript titledÌý Race, Philosophy, and Being: Working Through the Contestability of Race and PhilosophyÌý, which is under contract with Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield).
In addition to being an active member of many philosophical organizations, Dr. Headley is the co-founder, with Lewis Gordon and Paget Henry, of the Caribbean Philosophical Association. He has presented numerous papers at conferences such as the American Philosophical Association and the International Society for the Study of African Philosophy, and he has given invited lectures at the University of Memphis, the University of the West Indies, the University of Oslo, and Rhodes University in Grahamstown (South Africa). In November 2017, Dr. Headley had the honor of presenting the keynote address at the 63rd annual conference of the Florida Philosophical Association.