A Companion To African Philosophy

This volume of newly commissioned essays provides comprehensivecoverage of African philosophy ranging across disciplines andthroughout the ages Offers a distinctive historical treatment of Africanphilosophy Covers all the main branches of philosophy as addressed in theAfrican tradition Includes accounts of pre colonial African philosophy andcontemporary political thought This volume of newly commissioned essays provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages This volume comprised of 42 newly commissioned and 5 adapted essays provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages The essays encompass all the main branches of philosophy logic epistemology metaphysics aesthetics ethics religion and politics among others as these have occupied the African mind in both communal and individual conceptions A special feature of the volume is its historical dimension including a substantial treatment of ancient African philosophy as encountered in ancient Egypt an extended study of medieval North African thinkers an enlightening discussion of pre colonial African philosophy and a history of African political thought in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries A Companion to African Philosophy is unique in its depth and breadth of coverage It is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to learn about African philosophy and its rich history