An introduction to African American Existentialism and the thought of DuBois, Locke, Thurman, and King.
Category: African Philosophy
What is Philosophy?
What is philosophy? The question is itself a philosophical question. This essay surveys some answers. #philosophy #whatisphilosophy #definingphilosophy
The African Ethic of Ubuntu
The word “ubuntu” is from some southern African languages and it literally means “humanness.” To have ubuntu is to be a person who is living a genuinely human way of life, whereas to lack ubuntu is to be missing human excellence. This essay reviews this concept and how it informs both the good life and how to act morally.