This volume of newly commissioned essays provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages.
- Offers a distinctive historical treatment of African philosophy.
- Covers all the main branches of philosophy as addressed in the African tradition.
- Includes accounts of pre-colonial African philosophy and contemporary political thought.
Part I: Introduction:. African Philosophy In Our Time.
Part II. History:.
1. Egypt: The Ancient History Of African Philosophy: Theophile Obenga, San Francisco State University.
2. African Philosophers In The Greco-Roman Era: D. A. Masolo, University Of Louisville, Kentucky.
3. Pre-Colonial African Philosophy In Arabic: Souleymane Bachir Diagne, University Of Dakar And Northwestern University, Chicago.
4. Some Nineteenth Century African Political Thinkers: Pieter Boele Van Hensbroek, University Of Groningen, The Netherlands.
5. Africana Philosophy: Origins And Prospects: Lucius Outlaw, Vanderbilt.
6. Contemporary Anglophone African Philosophy: A Survey: Barry Hallen, Harvard And Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia.
7. Philosophy In South Africa Under And After Apartheid: Percy More, University Of Durban-Westville, South Africa.
8. Philosophy In North Africa: Mourad Wahba, Ain Shams University, Cairo.
9. The Light And The Shadow: Zera Yacob And Walda Heywat: Two Ethiopian Philosophers Of The 17th Century:.
Claude Sumner, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
10. Zara Yacob And Traditional Ethiopian Philosophy: Teodros Kiros, Dubois Institute, HalƒŽ