What can philosophy contribute to African culture? What can it draw from it? Could there be a truly African philosophy that goes beyond traditional folk thought? Kwasi Wiredu tries in…
The Other Philosophy Club: America’s First Academic Women Philosophers
…a thinker’s significance and influence are historical phenomena, women remain relatively absent in ‘mainstream’ discussions of philosophy. This paper focuses on several successful academic women in American philosophy and takes…
It’s not Them, it’s You: A Case Study in the Exclusion of Non-Western Philosophy
Abstract: My purpose in this essay is to suggest, via case study, that if Anglo-American philosophy is to become more inclusive of non-western traditions, the discipline requires far greater efforts…
African Philosophy and the Shackles of Androcentrism
…African philosophy as an academic discipline emerged as a direct challenge to Western and Eurocentric hegemonies. It sought to actualize the project of decolonization and to contribute African perspectives to…
The Question of African Philosophy
…of African philosophy presented do not seem to pass muster. Those of us who refuse to accept certain specimens as philosophy have generally been rather illogically said also to deny…
Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Anscombe’s Intention
…standard reference point for anyone engaging with philosophy of action and philosophy of psychology. In this Routledge Philosophy GuideBook, Rachael Wiseman situates Intention in relation to Anscombe’s moral philosophy and…
Different Voices or Perfect Storm: Why are there so few women in philosophy?
…the Arts and Humanities, slightly fewer than 30 percent of doctorates in philosophy are awarded to women. And women’s representation in the professoriate falls below that. Why is philosophy so…
Women in the History of African Philosophy and the Imperative of ‘Her-Storical’ Perspective in the Contemporary African Philosophy
…in the development of knowledge and how these have affected the philosophic temper. Contemporary African philosophy cannot run away from honoring its ‘debts and duties’ to women in African philosophy….
Expanding the Canon of Scottish Philosophy: The Case for Adding Lady Mary Shepherd
…after Kant, does not fit the standard periodisation of early modern philosophy presupposed by many philosophy courses, textbooks, and conferences. This paper argues that Shepherd should be added to the…
Philosophy and Oral Tradition
From: Sophie Oluwole: Celebrating the Radical Spirit of African Philosophy, By Tunji Olaopa In Philosophy and Oral Tradition (1997), Sophie Oluwole urges us to return to Africa’s oral tradition as…