Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò is assistant professor of philosophy at Georgetown University. He is the author of Reconsidering Reparations, a book that considers a “constructive” philosophical argument for reparations and explores links with climate justice. His theoretical work draws liberally from the Black radical tradition, contemporary philosophy of language, contemporary social science, German transcendental philosophy, materialist thought, and histories of activism and activist thinkers. He also writes public philosophy, including articles that explore intersections of climate justice and colonialism. Táíwò completed his PhD at the University of California, Los Angeles and holds BAs in philosophy and political science from Indiana University.