Deep thinking from an African base

[jihad1906]

I've been reading a lot of philosophical books, but most of them are from an Aian or East indian view point. I was wondering if anyone knows the title of any such books, which are written from an African view point

[Professor]

I can't think of anything written by black men. But there are several options for the sisters. The buzz as of late is Iyanna Van ... I can't spell her name but I'm sure you know who I mean. You may want to ask the AKAs. They read a great deal. In fact, we are supposed to start a book club on GC.

[CrucialCrimson]

A few from a course I took:

Existence in Black: An Anthology of Black Existential Philosophy, Lewis R. Gordon

Postcolonial African Philosophy: A Critical Reader, Emmanuel Eze

Precolonial Black Africa; Chiek Diop

Cultural Universals and Particulars: An African Perspective, Kwasi Wiredu

African Exodus: The Origins of Modern Humanity, Christopher Stringer (a good examination of African theory as a basis for Greek philosophy)

There are also a whole host of books which basically attempt to debunk the concept of Afrocentrism, but refer a lot to African philosophy to basically explain why Afrocentrism is a myth. A search on Amazon or B&N should point you in the right direction.

[Zepher22]

Check out Message to the Black Man by the Honorable Elijah Muhammed. This book transforms lives!!!