Method, Substance, and the Future of African Philosophy

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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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction (Edwin E. Etieyibo)....Pages 1-9 Front Matter ....Pages 11-11 African Philosophy in History, Context, and Contemporary Times (Edwin E. Etieyibo)....Pages 13-33 The Journey of African Philosophy (Barry Hallen)....Pages 35-52 History of Philosophy as a Problem: Our Case (Dismas A. Masolo)....Pages 53-69 The State of African Philosophy in Africa (Edwin E. Etieyibo, Jonathan O. Chimakonam)....Pages 71-90 Front Matter ....Pages 91-91 Questions of Method and Substance and the Growth of African Philosophy (Simon Mathias Makwinja)....Pages 93-112 Between the Ontology and Logic Criteria of African Philosophy (Lucky Uchenna Ogbonnaya)....Pages 113-133 The “Demise” of Philosophical Universalism and the Rise of Conversational Thinking in Contemporary African Philosophy (Jonathan O. Chimakonam)....Pages 135-159 Is, Ought, and All: In Defense of a Method (Oritsegbubemi Anthony Oyowe)....Pages 161-184 Front Matter ....Pages 185-185 An Examination of Menkiti’s Conception of Personhood and Gyekye’s Critique (Polycarp Ikuenobe)....Pages 187-208 Justification of Moral Norms in African Philosophy (Uchenna Okeja)....Pages 209-228 The Importance of an African Social Epistemology to Improve Public Health and Increase Life Expectancy in Africa (Helen Lauer)....Pages 229-250 The Question of Rationality in Kwasi Wiredu’s Consensual Democracy (Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ani)....Pages 251-273 How to Ground Animal Rights on African Values: A Constructive Approach (Thaddeus Metz)....Pages 275-290 Front Matter ....Pages 291-291 Philosophy and the State in Africa (Ifeanyi A. Menkiti)....Pages 293-311 Jéan-Paul Sartre and the Agenda of an Africanist Philosophy of Liberation (John M. Lamola)....Pages 313-333 The Shaping of the Future of African Philosophy (Bernard Matolino)....Pages 335-353 Back Matter ....Pages 355-365