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Achille Mbembe
African philosophy
African realities
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Chinese
colonial discourse
colonialism
common denominator between African
decolonization
Descartes
dignity
dominant paradigms of philosophy
domination
Eboussi Boulaga
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European modes of perception
Felwine Sarr
German
global philosophy
Hegel
Hobbes
How Africa made the West
how can we develop an understanding of African philosophies free of ethnocentrism?
how the question of African philosophy emerged in the second half of the 20th century
identity
interconnection of Africa and the West
Jean-Godefroy Bidima
Jean-Loup Amselle
Kant
Kwasi Wiredu
Locke
Nadia Yala Kisukidi
nature of time
Negritude
or Greek philosophical thought
Paulin Hountondji
personhood
Philosophy
Plato
postcolonial
racism
reason is not tied to a point of origin
reasons exists where humans exist
responsibility
shared humanity
Socrates was not the first philosopher
Souleymane Bachir Diagne
the state
universalism
Western philosophy
what counts as philosophy
what is African philosophy?
what we can learn from engaging with African philosophy
Product details
- ISBN 9781509558445
- Weight: 544g
- Dimensions: 147 x 231mm
- Publication Date: 27 Jun 2025
- Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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For many students of philosophy in the West, philosophy is understood as a discipline stemming from Ancient Greece, embracing the great thinkers of medieval and early modern Europe and continuing through to the present day. To the extent that other philosophical traditions are taken into account, these tend to be selected philosophical traditions of Asia. Rarely is African philosophy considered in this context, even though Africa and the West are deeply interconnected through long histories of colonialism and slavery.
In this important book Séverine Kodjo-Grandvaux argues that a serious engagement with African philosophy is long overdue. She shows that there is a rich tradition of philosophical thought in Africa that addresses issues ranging from the legacies of colonialism to the nature of time, the state, responsibility, identity, dignity and personhood. An engagement with African philosophy also offers a fresh perspective on Western philosophy, prompting us to interrogate ourselves and our own history. Conceptualizing African philosophy becomes a way of conceptualizing the world and of understanding how to know ourselves through the gaze of another.
African Philosophies is not so much a survey of philosophy in Africa but rather an account of how the question of African philosophy emerged in the second half of the 20th century and of what we can learn from a serious engagement with African philosophy today. It will be of great interest to students and scholars in philosophy, in colonial and postcolonial studies and throughout the humanities.
In this important book Séverine Kodjo-Grandvaux argues that a serious engagement with African philosophy is long overdue. She shows that there is a rich tradition of philosophical thought in Africa that addresses issues ranging from the legacies of colonialism to the nature of time, the state, responsibility, identity, dignity and personhood. An engagement with African philosophy also offers a fresh perspective on Western philosophy, prompting us to interrogate ourselves and our own history. Conceptualizing African philosophy becomes a way of conceptualizing the world and of understanding how to know ourselves through the gaze of another.
African Philosophies is not so much a survey of philosophy in Africa but rather an account of how the question of African philosophy emerged in the second half of the 20th century and of what we can learn from a serious engagement with African philosophy today. It will be of great interest to students and scholars in philosophy, in colonial and postcolonial studies and throughout the humanities.
Séverine Kodjo-Grandvaux is a philosopher at Paris 8 University and journalist at Le Monde.
