PHL126: Introduction to African Philosophy

Welcome to PHL 126: Introduction to African Philosophy. PHL 126 is a three-credit unit course that has minimum duration of one semester. It is a compulsory course for all first year B.A degree in philosophy students in the university. The course is expected to introduce the students to the rudiments of African philosophy. Through the course, students will come out with the impression that not only are there African philosophers, but also tradition of doing philosophy, even if not academic, in pre-colonial African societies. In the ultimate analysis, students will be introduced to some of the perennial, and oft peculiar, issues that animate the discipline of African philosophy.