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- Title
The Nature of Contemporary African Moral and Political Philosophy: An Introduction.
- Authors
Lougheed, Kirk
- Abstract
While there has long been philosophical thinking on the African continent, it was not until the middle of the 20th century that professional philosophy emerged on the continent. Though traditional African cultures have rich oral histories that some contemporary philosophers explicitly draw upon, it was not until universities emerged that there was philosophy conducted by professional philosophers who published their findings in academic venues. To date, much of this work has been conducted in English. The emphasis this tradition places on the community and social harmony will probably stand out immediately to any reader steeped in the Western philosophical tradition. The articles in this issue represent different styles of conducting African philosophy, such as employing analytic methods in order to develop moral theories, questioning the use of Western epistemic standards, and mining ideas from the history of Africa.
- Subjects
AFRICA; AFRICAN philosophy; POLITICAL philosophy; AFRICAN history; ORAL history; PHILOSOPHERS; TWENTIETH century
- Publication
Monist, 2024, Vol 107, Issue 3, p207
- ISSN
0026-9662
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/monist/onae008