African Philosophy: Négritude, Ethnophilosophy, Ubuntu, and Decolonial Thought
The very phrase “African philosophy” is itself a matter of philosophical debate. Before any doctrine, it raises a question about the criteria by which we recognize something as philosophy — criteria largely defined by the Western tradition. This article traces the main currents of African philosophical thought, from ancient Egypt to contemporary debates, without either erasing or essentializing a diversity that spans an entire continent and its diaspora. Three Preliminary Questions Any study of the field runs into three methodological problems: ...