Devotees of the popular series “Game of Thrones” may recall Jaime Lannister’s fatal, but memorable, quip: “The things we do for love”. He said this just before hurling a ten-year-old boy down a high ...

African philosophy is generally overlooked in the field of philosophy. The reasons for that are unclear. Some argue that it may be because African philosophy is closely tied to its oral traditions, ...

In this seminal exploration of the nature and future of African philosophy, Paulin J. Hountondji attacks a myth popularized by ethnophilosophers such as Placide Tempels and Alexis Kagame that there is ...

To understand what an African philosophy of education is and why it's so important, consider the role that universities should play in any society. Universities, no matter where they are, ought to be ...

Kwasi Wiredu, often called the greatest living African philosopher, died on January 6 in the US at the age of 90. Wiredu was a central presence in the discipline by virtue of two highly influential ...

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This course is available on the MSc in Political Theory. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. This course is capped ...

Sophie Oluwole was a pioneering figure in African philosophy and the first person in her country, Nigeria, to gain a PhD in the subject. Works such as 1997’s Philosophy and Oral Tradition and 1992’s ...

Delivering the seventh Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair Founders’ Lecture at Unisa, Ambassador Thenjiwe Mtintso challenged South African universities to reclaim African languages as instruments of ...

Although African philosophy of Law has its roots in African customary law, it can be seen as an evolving jurisprudential tradition overshadowed by western principles. This opinion is buttressed by the ...