{"product_id":"a-companion-to-african-philosophy-paperback","title":"A Companion to African Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKwasi Wiredu\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume of newly commissioned essays provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a distinctive historical treatment of African philosophy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers all the main branches of philosophy as addressed in the African tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes accounts of pre-colonial African philosophy and contemporary political thought.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, comprised of 42 newly commissioned and 5 adapted essays, provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The essays encompass all the main branches of philosophy - logic, epistemology, metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics, religion, and politics, among others - as these have occupied the African mind in both communal and individual conceptions. A special feature of the volume is its historical dimension, including a substantial treatment of ancient African philosophy as encountered in ancient Egypt, an extended study of medieval North African thinkers, an enlightening discussion of pre-colonial African philosophy, and a history of African political thought in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Companion to African Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is unique in its depth and breadth of coverage. It is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to learn about African philosophy and its rich history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKwasi Wiredu\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida. His books include \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and An African Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (1981).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.73 x 9.66 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119543455879,"sku":"9781405145671","price":90.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/43cf9ed01fc87454f6a1f0a4169ecd31.webp?v=1732541551","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-companion-to-african-philosophy-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}