Existence and Consolation: Reinventing Ontology, Gnosis and Values in African Philosophy

This groundbreaking book in African philosophy goes beyond the post-colonial enthno-philosophies and describes a genuine philosophy grounded in the African experience that illuminates the universal quest for happiness, meaning, and knowledge. Consolation philosophy is meant as the culmination of loose developments in African thought that stretch back to ancient Egypt, and which are found particularly in the thought of Senghor and the work of the contemporary Nigerian philosopher Asouzu (who is taken as offering a prolegomena to any future African philosophy).

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
Published: 03/01/2015
ISBN: 9781557789143
Pages: 402
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Choice 10/01/2015