Themes, Issues and Problems in African Philosophy
This volume provides the key to a deepened discourse on philosophy in Africa. Available literature and academic practice in African philosophy since the 1960s have largely featured discourses in the areas of origin, general meaning and nature of the disci
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Themes, Issues and Problems in African Philosophy
Isaac E. Ukpokolo Editor
Themes, Issues and Problems in African Philosophy
Editor Isaac E. Ukpokolo Department of Philosophy University of Ibadan Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
ISBN 978-3-319-40795-1 ISBN 978-3-319-40796-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40796-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016957725 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover image © david sanger photography / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgments
As I complete this volume, Themes, Issues and Problems in African Philosophy, I wish to express my appreciation to all the contributors who cooperated with me in producing the work. Special thanks go to my friends and students, including Peter A. Ikhane, Timi Olujohungbe and Elvis Imafidon, who were at the very center of the production of this work. I extend this appreciation to my colleagues in the Department of Philosophy, University of Ibadan, who encouraged me and pepped me up when I was faced with frustrating challenges. I thank my dear wife, Francesca C. Ukpokolo, who, in addition to providing an enabling environment around me, read through some of the manuscript for correctness and alignment with the theme of the book. I am grateful to my children, Oseighele, Ebosetale, Irenose and Eseleose, and my nephew Jesse, who provided tranquility to enable me to concentrate on the writings. I appreciate the role played by Palgrave Macmillan in the publication and advertisement of the book. Above all, I give glory and praise to God, the holy mystery in whose eternal today has always existed the production of this book.
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Contents
1 Introduction: The Shifting Focus of Philosophy in
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