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Class number:
3029
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Title: African Philosophy |
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Department: Philosophy |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 29 |
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Current enrollment: 8 |
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Available seats: 21 |
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Start date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 |
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End date: Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 6:30PM-7:45PM, MC - 305 |
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Instructor(s): De Schryver, Carmen |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
In this course, we explore key meta-philosophical debates in African philosophy. Some of the topics we will explore include: the nature of philosophy; the connection between philosophy and place; the difference between oral and written traditions; the influence of language on the scope of philosophical thought; the relationship between philosophy, myth, and religion; the philosophical aspiration to universality; and the possibility of collective, as opposed to individual, philosophical practice. Our discussion of these questions will take place through a close reading of a range of figures, including Henry Odera Oruka, John Mbiti, Paulin Hountondji, Fabien Eboussi-Boulaga, Ngûgî wa Thiong'o, and Kwasi Wiredu. |