Africana Philosophy from Ancient Egypt to the Nineteenth Century
A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 7
$58.59
- Hardcover
528 pages
- Release Date
16 July 2025
Summary
In this latest installment of the series A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Peter Adamson and Chike Jeffers delve into the fascinating world of Africana Philosophy.
Africana Philosophy from Ancient Egypt to the Nineteenth Century is the first of two volumes in the History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps series to bring readers the story of Africana philosophy. This diverse topic is defined as philosophy emerging from and distinctively related to Africa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198927174 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198927177 |
| Author: | Peter Adamson, Chike Jeffers |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 770g |
| Dimensions: | 45mm x 160mm x 240mm |
| Series: | A History of Philosophy |
Critics Review
[Adamson] and Jeffers’ writing is refreshingly free of academic jargon and pseudo-intellectual lingo. * Dave Luhrssen, Shepherd Express *
Succeeds both as an introduction and as an invitation. It provides a clear, engaging, and well-documented overview of a vast and heterogeneous field, and it does so in a format that lends itself well to teaching. * José Eduardo Porcher, Religious Studies *
Succeeds as both an introduction and an invitation… a clear, engaging, and well-documented overview to a vast and heterogenous field. * José Eduardo Porcher, Religious Studies *
Adamson (Ludwig Maximilian Univ. of Munich, Germany) and Jeffers (Dalhousie Univ., Canada) provide an illuminating discourse on African philosophy. Their text comprises 53 brief chapters divided into two sections. The short chapters encourage readers to eagerly proceed to the next, and the authors successfully strike a balance between rigorous argumentative analysis and a more journalistic writing style, interspersed with witty commentary. …Recommended. * G. Emeagwali, CHOICE *
Adamson and Jeffers have performed a great service in producing such an accessible, comprehensive, and informative work. * Teaching Philosophy *
Peter Adamson
Peter Adamson received his BA from Williams College and PhD in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. He worked at King’s College London from 2000-2012 and retains an affiliation there, but his main position is at the LMU in Munich. He has published widely in ancient and medieval philosophy and is the host of the History of Philosophy podcast.
Chike Jeffers is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at Dalhousie University. He specializes inAfricana philosophy and philosophy of race, with broad interests in social and political philosophy. Jeffers is co-author of What is Race? Four Philosophical Views (2019), along with Joshua Glasgow,Sally Haslanger, and Quayshawn Spencer.
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