Overview
Covers multiple themes within African Philosophy unified by their contemporary relevance
Brings together a selection of vocal scholars composed of old and new African philosophers
Applies philosophical reasoning to such socio-political topics as failed state syndrome
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This volume is a collection of chapters about contemporary issues within African philosophy. They are issues African philosophy must grapple with to demonstrate its readiness to make a stand against some of the challenges society faces in the coming decade such as xenophobia, Afro-phobia, extreme poverty, democratic failure and migration. The text covers new methodical directions and there is focus on the conversationalist, complementarist and consolationist movements within the field as well as the place of the Indigenous Knowledge System.The collection speaks to African philosophy’s place in intellectual history with coverage of African Ethics and African socio-political philosophy.
Contributors come from a variety of different backgrounds, institutions and countries. Through their innovative ideas, they provide fresh insight and intellectual energy. The book appeals to philosophy students and researchers.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jonathan O. Chimakonam Ph.D, was a senior lecturer (2016-2018) at the University of Calabar, Nigeria and is now at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He is the convener of the professional African philosophy society, The Conversational School of Philosophy (CSP) and the founding editor of Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions. He is winner of the Jens Jacobsen Research Award for Outstanding Research in Philosophy. He is the African philosophy Area Editor in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Jonathan propounded the theories of Ezumezu logic and Conversational thinking.
Edwin Etieyibo, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of the Witwatersrand. He received his PhD from the Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta, writing a dissertation on David Gauthier’s Moral Contractarianism and the Problem of Secession, which presents a critical examination of Gauthier’s account of morality that links rationality with preferences explained by expected utility. He taught for a number of years at Athabasca University and the University of Alberta before moving to the University of the Witwatersrand. His teaching and research interest broadly covers ethics, social and political philosophy, social contract theories, history of philosophy, philosophy of education and children, and African socio-political economics and philosophy.
Ike Odimegwu, PhD. is a Professor of Philosophy at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. He is widely published in learned journals and international presses. He is currently the Dean of Postgraduate School at his university.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Essays on Contemporary Issues in African Philosophy
Editors: Jonathan O. Chimakonam, Edwin Etieyibo, Ike Odimegwu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70436-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-70435-3Published: 07 November 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-70438-4Published: 07 November 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-70436-0Published: 06 November 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 353
Topics: Philosophy, general, African History