Atoulu Omalu: some unanswered questions in contemporary African philosophy

The story of African philosophy is surrounded by controversy. Decades after the “great debate” over its mere existence, many vital questions have been left unanswered. From examining the origins of African philosophy to addressing fundamental issues in ontology, epistemology, ethics, and political thought, this collection of essays brings fresh insight to questions both old and new. First time readers and seasoned scholars alike will find this book to be an essential resource in African thought. Atụọlụ Ọmalụ gives shape and direction to a hitherto formless discipline and heralds an exciting future for African philosophy. ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments IntroductionChapter 1: Dating and Periodization Questions in African PhilosophyJonathan O. ChimakonamChapter 2: The Question of Being in African Philosophy: A Case for Ibuanyidanda OntologyInnocent I. AsouzuChapter 3: The Question of Moral Paradigm in African Philosophy: A Case for Communocentric EthicsMulumba I. ObiajuluChapter 4: The Knowledge Question in African Philosophy: A Case for Cogno-Normative (Complementary) EpistemologyJonathan O. ChimakonamChapter 5: The Logic Question in African Philosophy: Between the Horns of Irredentism and JingoismUduma O. UdumaChapter 6: The Criteria Question in African PhilosophyJonathan O. ChimakonamChapter 7: The Ideology Question in African Philosophy: A Case for Tradition and the Quest for Democracy in AfricaOlusegun OladipoChapter 8: African Philosophy: Some Basic QuestionsBruce B. JanzChapter 9: The Question of Cultural Imperialism in African PhilosophyEdwin EtieyiboChapter 10: The Transliteration Question in African PhilosophyGodfrey O. OzumbaChapter 11: The Question of Culture of Philosophy in AfricaAdebayo A. Aina and Olatunji A. OyeshileChapter 12: The Question of Conceptual Decolonization in African Philosophy and the Problem of the Language of African Philosophy: A Critique of Kwasi Wiredu and a Proposal for Conceptual Mandelanization in the Africa We KnowMesembe I. Edet Chapter 13: The Question of the West and the Rest of Us in African PhilosophyJoseph N. AgboChapter 14: The Future Question in African PhilosophyAda AgadaSelected BibliographyList of Contributors "The story of African philosophy is surrounded by controversy. Decades after the 'great debate' over its mere existence, many vital questions have been left unanswered. From examining the origins of African philosophy to addressing fundamental issues in ontology, epistemology, ethics, and political thought, this collection of essays brings fresh insight to questions both old and new. First time readers and seasoned scholars alike will find this book to be an essential resource in African thought. Atụọlụ Ọmalụ gives shape and direction to a hitherto formless discipline and heralds an exciting future for African philosophy"--Provided by publisher The story of African philosophy is surrounded by controversy. Decades after the "great debate" over its mere existence, many fundamental questions are left unanswered. This collection of essays by emerging African thinkers brings fresh insight to both old questions and new issues, bringing shape and direction to a hitherto formless discipline.