Method, Substance, and the Future of African Philosophy

This book takes stock of the strides made to date in African philosophy. Authors focus on four important aspects of African philosophy: the history, methodological debates, substantive issues in the field, and direction for the future. By collating this anthology, Edwin E. Etieyibo excavates both current and primordial knowledge in African philosophy, enhancing the development of this growing field.

Contributes to contemporary efforts aimed at invigorating the excavation of knowledge in African Philosophy. Takes stock of the strides made in the field. Examines the contemporary issues in African Philosophy.

Autorentext

Edwin E. Etieyibo is Associate Professor of Philosophy at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. He is the author (with Odirin Omiegbe) of the book, Disabilities in Nigeria; Attitudes, Reactions, and Remediation (2017).

Inhalt

1 Introduction.- Part I African Philosophy and History.- 2 African Philosophy in History, Context and Contemporary Times.- 3 The Journey of African Philosophy.- 4 History of Philosophy as a Problem: Our Case.- 5 The State of African Philosophy in Africa.- Part II Method in African Philosophy.- 6 Questions of Method and Substance and the Growth of African Philosophy.- 7 Between the Ontology and Logic Criteria of African Philosophy.- 8 The Demise of Philosophical Universalism and the Rise of Conversational Thinking in Contemporary African Philosophy.- 9 Is, Ought and All: In Defense of a Method.- Part III Substance of African Philosophy.- 10 An Examination of Menkiti's Conception of Personhood and Gyekye's Critique.- 11 Justification of Moral Norms in African Philosophy.- 12 The Importance of an African Social Epistemology to Improve Public Health and Increase Life Expectancy in Africa.- 13 The Question of Rationality in Kwasi Wiredu's Consensual Democracy.- 14 How toGround Animal Rights on African Values: A Constructive Approach.- Part IV African Philosophy and Its Future.- 15 Philosophy and the State in Africa.- 16 Jéan-Paul Sartre and the Agenda of an Africanist Philosophy of Liberation.- 17 The Shaping of the Future of African Philosophy. <p