Devotees of the popular series “Game of Thrones” may recall Jaime Lannister’s fatal, but memorable, quip: “The things we do for love”. He said this just before hurling a ten-year-old boy down a high ...

African philosophy is generally overlooked in the field of philosophy. The reasons for that are unclear. Some argue that it may be because African philosophy is closely tied to its oral traditions, ...

(RNS) — John Samuel Mbiti, longtime professor of ecumenism and mission at the University of Bern and an ordained priest in the Anglican Communion, died recently. In every generation there rises a ...

To understand what an African philosophy of education is and why it's so important, consider the role that universities should play in any society. Universities, no matter where they are, ought to be ...

What happens when African philosophies and practices are placed at the centre of learning? How can teachers and students on the continent use the concepts of ubuntu (human interdependence) and ukama ...

Kwasi Wiredu, often called the greatest living African philosopher, died on January 6 in the US at the age of 90. Wiredu was a central presence in the discipline by virtue of two highly influential ...

Sophie Oluwole was a pioneering figure in African philosophy and the first person in her country, Nigeria, to gain a PhD in the subject. Works such as 1997’s Philosophy and Oral Tradition and 1992’s ...

The central task of political philosophy is to specify a set of values to envisage a good society. But, as much of the philosophical work on social justice has emerged from the Global North, the ...