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Obenga was born in 1936 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. [1] Théophile Obenga has studied a wide variety of subjects and has obtained a wide range of degrees. His degrees include: M.A. in Philosophy (University of Bordeaux, France) M.Ed. (University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A.) M.A. in History (University of Paris, Sorbonne)
Africana philosophy is the work of philosophers of African descent and others whose work deals with the subject matter of the African diaspora.The name does not refer to a particular philosophy, philosophical system, method, or tradition.
There is a rich and written history of ancient African philosophy - for example from ancient Egypt, Ethiopia, and Mali (Timbuktutu, Djenne). [1] [11] In general, the ancient Greeks acknowledged their Egyptian forebears, [1] and in the fifth century BCE, the philosopher Isocrates declared that the earliest Greek thinkers traveled to Egypt to seek knowledge; one of them Pythagoras of Samos, who ...
Etieyibo was a member of the African Philosophy Society’s international steering committee for the third biennial African Philosophy World Conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2019. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In 2018, he presented one of the keynote addresses at the biennial conference of the International Social Ontology Society in Boston , Massachusetts.
African philosophy is philosophy produced by African people, philosophy that presents African worldviews, or philosophy that uses distinct African philosophical methods. African philosophers may be found in the various academic fields of philosophy, such as metaphysics , epistemology , moral philosophy , and political philosophy .
Africana philosophy is the work of philosophers of African descent and others whose work deals with the subject matter of the African diaspora. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Black existentialism or Africana critical theory is a school of thought that "critiques domination and affirms the empowerment of Black people in the world". [1] Although it shares a word with existentialism and that philosophy's concerns with existence and meaning in life, Black existentialism is "is predicated on the liberation of all Black people in the world from oppression". [1]
Théophile Obenga, author: Ancient Egypt and Black Africa: a student's handbook for the study of Ancient Egypt in philosophy, linguistics, and gender relations; Asa Hilliard, III, author: SBA: The Reawakening of the African Mind; The Teachings of Ptahhotep