What are the big questions for African philosophers in 2023?
A new 鈥楬andbook of African Philosophy鈥 aims to highlight the influence of African thinking
If you search for 鈥榩hilosophy鈥 or 鈥榩hilosophers鈥 online, chances are you鈥檒l find lots of photos of white men.
Wikipedia will tell you that historically, the main traditions include Western, Indian, Arabic-Persian and Chinese philosophy.
But some people question how insightful these ideas are to life on the continent.
Meanwhile, some of the oldest philosophical texts were produced in ancient Egypt.
And terms from African philosophy such as Ubuntu 鈥 鈥淚 am because we are鈥 鈥 are influential around the world even today.
A new 鈥淗andbook of African Philosophy鈥 has been compiled by Dr Mpho Tshivhase (University of Pretoria) and Dr Elvis Imafidon (SOAS, London) and is set to be published in November.
So, what are they hoping to achieve with the book? And what are the big questions for African philosophers today?
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