History Of Indian And Africana Philosophy

In an age of revolutions and revolutionary ideas, the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804 stands out as the most radical of them all.

Quobna Ottobah Cugoano and Olaudah Equiano advance the goals of the abolitionist movement through a groundbreaking political treatise and an influential autobiography.

Ignatius Sancho and Benjamin Banneker make their mark on the history of Africana thought through letters that reflect on the power of sentiment.

Preacher and Revolutionary War soldier Lemuel Haynes argues that the principles of the American Revolution demand the abolition of slavery.

Phillis Wheatley astonishes colonial Americans with her exquisite and precocious poetry and reflects on the liberating power of the imagination.

18th century black authors touch on philosophical themes in autobiographical narratives, poetry, and other literary genres.

Justin E.H. Smith joins us to discuss Anton Wilhelm Amo against the background of ideas about race in early modern philosophy, including Leibniz.

Anton Wilhelm Amo, brought to Germany from his native Ghana, defends a rigorous dualism of mind and body. Was this philosophy connected to his African origins?

An introduction to Africana philosophical thought as it emerged from the modern experience of slavery and colonization by Europeans.

Co-host Chike Jeffers and Peter chat about the themes and questions raised by the podcast so far.

As the twentieth century draws to a close, the critique of ethnophilosophy gives way to approaches that continue to privilege the study of precolonial traditions.

An interview with Kai Kresse who discusses his efforts to do "anthropology of philosophy" on the Swahili Coast.

Henry Odera Oruka’s new method for exploring philosophy in Africa, based on interviews with wise individuals.

Paulin Hountondji and other African philosophers criticize ethnophilosophy and advocate a universalist approach.

An interview with Nkiru Nzegwu on matriarchy and gender fluidity in Africa.

What archeology and ethnography tell us about the diverse and often ambiguous roles of men and women in traditional African societies.

Special forms of knowledge and the explanation of misfortunes in African tradition.

Emphasis on the value of community as a major theme in African philosophy.

Traditional African ideas about personhood, which challenge assumptions about the relation between mind and body, self and other.

Is traditional African religion in some sense monotheist, despite the worship of many divinities?